FNUS75 KSLC 201506
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE CREEK   SULPHURDALE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
806 AM MST FRI JAN 20 2012

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXITING THE STATE TODAY. WHILE
HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD THIS AFTERNOON...AND WINDS
SHOULD BE LIGHTER THAN YESTERDAY...VERTICAL MIXING SHOULD
GENERALLY BE BETTER THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED YESTERDAY...LEADING TO
CLEARING INDICES JUST ABOVE 500 LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. A
MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE STATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS STORM SHOULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS BOTH
AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...AS WELL AS A GOOD CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AT THE BURN SITE. THE COLD FRONT IS
CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1400 AND
1700 LOCAL TIME ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE STATE ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......550.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........33-36 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                      WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                      AND SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-38.
  MAX HUMIDITY........74-77 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                      TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE EARLY
                      MORNING HOURS.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING...
                      THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........56-59 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      40 TO 50 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
                      15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE
                      AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGEST
                      JUST BEFORE AND AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE...
                      MOST LIKELY BETWEEN 1400 AND 1700.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...BEAVER RANGER DISTRICT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120120.COVEC.01/SLC

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