FNUS75 KSLC 141244
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
644 AM MDT WED MAR 14 2012

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK RESULTING IN DEEP MIXING AND EXCELLENT
VENTILATION. WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERLY DURING
THE DAY WITH SPEEDS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED TUESDAY. PERIODS
OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL REDUCE SOLAR RADIATION AT TIMES
LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

SIMILAR CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY...WITH AN INCREASE IN
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CLOUD COVER EXPECTED FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY...WITH A MUCH COOLER AND
MORE MOIST PATTERN THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL NOON...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........19-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
  MAX HUMIDITY........40-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST/DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......900.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
  MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST 8-14 MPH.



FORECASTER...SEAMAN
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.UPPER.01/SLC

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