FNUS75 KSLC 181337 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BLM RESERVATION RIDGE PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 637 AM MST FRI NOV 18 2011 .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGERING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA ON SUNDAY. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER 1100. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44. MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 10-15 MPH INCREASING TO 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). OCCASIONAL SNOW UNTIL 2300...THEN SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....14-18. MAX HUMIDITY........96-100 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15-25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE EARLY MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......710. SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). OCCASIONAL SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....21-25. MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. WEST WINDS 10-15 MPH DECREASING TO 8-12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN REQUESTED BY...BROOK CHADWICK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111118.BLMRE.01/SLC $$