FNUS75 KSLC 191226
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
526 AM MST THU JAN 19 2012

.DISCUSSION...A GENERALLY MILD WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
SOUTHWEST UTAH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...AS A SERIES OF
STORM SYSTEMS PASS BY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA.

WARMING ALOFT WILL PRECLUDE VENTILATION TODAY...WITH THE CLEARING
INDEX REMAINING AT OR BELOW 300. A DISTURBANCE CROSSING NORTHERN
UTAH FRIDAY WILL INCREASE MIXING ACROSS THE BURN SITE.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO COME SATURDAY AS THE
STORM TRACK SHIFTS SOUTH A BIT...ALLOWING A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
TO CROSS THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WITH THIS SYSTEM WOULD LIKELY
BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN...WITH A CHANCE OF A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW
LATE SATURDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......300.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-47.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
  MAX HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-49.
  MIN HUMIDITY........22-24 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      WEST 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...KRUSE
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120119.UPPER.02/SLC

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