FNUS75 KSLC 011841
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRONGS PEAK PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1140 AM MST WED FEB 1 2012

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE CLOUDY WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING SOUTH
WINDS AS A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. LIGHT PRECIP IS
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FRONT WILL
CROSS THE BURN SITE AROUND 3AM THURSDAY MORNING WITH A PERIOD OF
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH LATE MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES. AS FAR AS THE CLEARING INDEX FOR
FRIDAY...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT VALUES MAY REACH 500...ALTHOUGH CURRENT
FORECASTS HAVE THE CLEARING INDEX FOR THE BURN AREA BELOW 500 ON
FRIDAY. THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW STRONG TRANSPORT WINDS
WILL BE ON FRIDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......680.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL 1100...THEN OCCASIONAL
                      SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........20-27 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-25.
  MAX HUMIDITY........98-100 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH AROUND 3AM THURSDAY.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......600.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      OCCASIONAL SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
  MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 10 MPH.



FORECASTER...HOSENFELD
REQUESTED BY...JESSE KURPIUS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120202.STRON.01/SLC

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