FNUS75 KSLC 141852
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COFFEE POT PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1152 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

.DISCUSSION...WEAKENING SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PULL OFF TO THE EAST.
SHORT LIVED RIDGE TO BUILD INTO THE AREA LATER FOR THE REST OF
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY.
THE FRIDAY SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DROP FAR SOUTH AGAIN AND HAVE
MINIMUM EFFECT ON THE WEATHER AFFECTING THE BURN SITE. CLEARING
INDEX GOOD TODAY BUT LOWERING THURSDAY AS THE AIRMASS BECOMES MORE
STAGNANT. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. SMALL CHANCE OF
IMPROVING CLEARING INDICES FRIDAY...AS NEXT SYSTEM DROPS TO THE
SOUTH THROUGH NEVADA. MODELS SUGGEST INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS
DURING THE DAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......730.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
  MIN HUMIDITY........69-71 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-9.
  MAX HUMIDITY........97-99 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN THE
                      LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......200.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...CHIP PETERSEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111214.COFFE.01/SLC

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