FNUS75 KSLC 232301
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWASEY PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
401 PM MST MON JAN 23 2012

.DISCUSSION...SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST BY MID EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES...HOWEVER SPEEDS
SHOULD REMAIN GENERALLY LIGHT. THE BURN AREA WILL LIKELY REMAIN
LARGELY SHELTERED FROM HEAVIER SNOWFALL...WITH JUST A FEW INCHES
OF ACCUMULATION ANTICIPATED.

AS THIS SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA STABLE HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY
BUILD INTO THE REGION TUESDAY...HOWEVER TRANSPORT WINDS SHOULD
REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY STRONG TO BOOST CLEARING INDICES ABOVE 500
DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. INCREASING STABILITY
SHOULD KEEP CLEARING INDICES BELOW 500 WEDNESDAY AND LIKELY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.REST OF TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......550.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) WITH
                      SNOW DEVELOPING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
  MIN HUMIDITY........77-80.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). PERIODS
                      OF SNOW...TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                      ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....17-20.
  MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 100 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 5-10 MPH AFTER
                      2000.

.OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......580.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT
                      CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                      MORNING.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-33.
  MIN HUMIDITY........42-45 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8-15 MPH IN
                      THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120123.SWASE.01/SLC

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