FNUS75 KSLC 281518 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BOX CREEK PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 818 AM MST MON NOV 28 2011 .DISCUSSION...A VERY STABLE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MIXING POTENTIAL LOW THROUGH MIDWEEK AT THE BOX CREEK PILES. POOR CLEARING INDICES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY AS A RESULT. THINGS LOOK TO IMPROVE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AS SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT INCREASES AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM. A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL SURGE A COLD FRONT THROUGH UTAH ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT YIELDING THE BEST POTENTIAL WINDOW FOR BURNING...AS SNOW WILL BE FILLING IN OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE FOR THE LATE WEEK PERIOD. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. CLEARING INDEX......170. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-58. MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........5 ..MODERATE. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) UNTIL 2300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-25. MAX HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......130. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-52. MIN HUMIDITY........14-16 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST BY 1000...WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCOLLIN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111128.BOXCR.01/SLC $$