FNUS75 KSLC 011522
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
822 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...STORM SYSTEM PARKED SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA WILL KEEP
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY...RESULTING IN
OCCASIONAL SNOW. ADDITIONALLY...AN UNUSUALLY STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL ALLOW STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH SOME GUSTYNESS PERSISTING INTO TOMORROW.
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE A SIMILAR TRACK FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW. AREAS OF
                      BLOWING SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........80-84 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-23.
  MAX HUMIDITY........94-98 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTH WINDS 20-30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                      40 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......500.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                     A CHANCE OF SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
  MIN HUMIDITY........60-64 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...FLEMMING BERTELSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111201.UPPER.01/SLC

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