FNUS75 KSLC 011313
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK FUELS PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
613 AM MST WED FEB 1 2012

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL
DIG SOUTHEAST ALONG THE UT/NV BORDER TONIGHT BEFORE CLOSING OFF
OVER THE 4-CORNERS REGION THURSDAY. CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER
THROUGH TODAY WITH A NET INCREASE OF SOUTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS
EXPECTED. SAID WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR GOOD VENTILATION WITH
CLEARING INDICES CLIMBING ABOVE 500 TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FILL
IN AS THE TROUGH APPROACHES THIS EVENING...MOST LIKELY AFTER 1900
AND WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY. THAT SAID...TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE WITH ONLY A COUPLE OF
INCHES EXPECTED.


.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......720.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-42.
  MIN HUMIDITY........38-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                      WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                      APPROACHING 20 MPH AFTER 1400.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING AFTER
                      1900
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-22.
  MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN
                      A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-29.
  MIN HUMIDITY........46-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                      GUSTS IN THE MID 20 MPH RANGE POSSIBLE.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120201.DUCKC.01/SLC

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