FNUS75 KSLC 111247
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
547 AM MST WED JAN 11 2012

.DISCUSSION...A TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST THIS
MORNING. ALTHOUGH ONLY THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THIS TROUGH IS
BRUSHING BY SOUTHERN UTAH...THE INCREASING NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
AND DECENT MIXING SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GET CLEARING INDICES ABOVE
500 LATER TODAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE NEAR SURFACE WINDS
WILL NOT PICK UP UNTIL AFTER NOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND...LEADING
TO DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......540.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
  MIN HUMIDITY........25-28 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-22.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......90.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
  MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...JOE HARRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.UPPER.01/SLC

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