FNUS75 KSLC 251508
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR RESERVATION RIDGE SAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
908 AM MDT TUE OCT 25 2011

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT NOW SOUTH OF THE RESERVATION RIDGE
BURN SITE WILL STALL TODAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL AID
IN INCREASING PRECIPITATION ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STALLED FRONT
TODAY WITH LIGHT SNOW BECOMING LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE TIMEFRAME FOR
INCREASED SNOWFALL LOOKS TO BE IN THE 1500-1800 TIMEFRAME FOR
ONSET...WITH SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES THE LIKELY
SCENARIO THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATING SNOW
SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 1-2 INCH RANGE WITH AN OUTSIDE SHOT FOR UP
TO 4 INCHES BY DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY. NOT LOOKING FOR MUCH IN THE
WAY OF SNOW FOR WEDNESDAY...THOUGH ISOLATED LIGHT FLURRIES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.

WINDS GENERALLY MODERATE WESTERLY INCREASING TO 8-14 MPH
RANGE AFTER 10-1100.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1500 THEN
                      LIGHT SNOW DEVELOPING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-46.
  MIN HUMIDITY........53-55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DEVELOPING AFTER
                      10-1100.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-23.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-90 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......530.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                      THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....33-35.
  MIN HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                      10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.RESER.01/SLC

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