FNUS75 KSLC 211255 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 555 AM MST MON NOV 21 2011 .DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY BEFORE SHIFTING EAST TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AT DUCK CREEK AS A RESULT TODAY BEFORE DRYING SETS IN TONIGHT. NET ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN RATHER LIGHT BUT UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. MIXING WILL REMAIN GOOD WITH INFLUENCE OF INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH TODAY BUT HIGH PRESSURE WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST TUESDAY CREATING POOR MIXING DUE TO A COMBINATION OF INCREASED STABILITY AND LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. WINDS ALOFT WILL TREND TO INCREASE WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH APPROACHES...THIS ALLOWING A NET INCREASING TREND OF MIXING POTENTIAL WITH GOOD TRENDING EXCELLENT MIXING EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER HALF THE WEEK. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......850. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-38. MIN HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. CAN NOT RULE OUT A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-27. MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......150. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-45. MIN HUMIDITY........39-41 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...JASON RICE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111121.DUCKC.01/SLC $$