FNUS75 KSLC 211204
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR USFS RESERVATION RIDGE PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
504 AM MST MON NOV 21 2011

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE STATE TODAY WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING PERIODIC LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE
DRYING FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. NET ACCUMULATIONS AT THE
RESERVATION PILES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MINOR...LIKELY
AROUND 1 INCH OR LESS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE LIGHT
SIDE AND PRIMARILY SLOPE DRIVEN WITH DIRECTIONS TRENDING TO THE
SOUTHEAST LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SURFACE
WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH JUST
ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD CLEARING TODAY. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY
LOWERING MIXING HEIGHTS SIGNIFICANTLY...BUT CLEARING WILL REBOUND
WITH INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THURSDAY AS A TROUGH APPROACHES
FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......740.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
  MIN HUMIDITY........58-60 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH BUT
                      OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
                      FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2300...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24.
  MAX HUMIDITY........97-99 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT..... DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH DEVELOPING BY 2200.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......430.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111121.USFSR.01/SLC

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