FNUS75 KSLC 261839 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR MOON LAKE PILES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1139 AM MST THU JAN 26 2012 .DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH UTAH TODAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO BRING PRECIPITATION TO MUCH OF NORTHERN UTAH. WINDS AT THE BURN SITE MAY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OR LIGHT UPSLOPE LATE THIS MORNING...BUT WINDS SHOULD INCREASE FROM THE WEST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS MIXING IMPROVES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY RISE THROUGH THE DAY AS INCREASED MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1700 AND 2000 LOCAL TIME TODAY...WITH THE BIGGEST IMPACTS BEING AN INCREASE IN THE WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...COLDER TEMPERATURES...AND LIKELY AN INCREASE IN SNOW RATES. SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE IN THE UINTAS THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STATE WILL REMAIN IN A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW ON FRIDAY...THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FOR THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......1000+. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-39. MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)... BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-19. MAX HUMIDITY........94-97 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING. .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......650. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-33. MIN HUMIDITY........35-38 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING... DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FORECASTER...SCHOENING REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120126.MOONL.01/SLC $$