FNUS75 KSLC 151201
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
600 AM MDT THU MAR 15 2012

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL TODAY AND
FRIDAY...RESULTING IN DEEP MIXING AND EXCELLENT VENTILATION.

WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY SOUTHWESTERLY WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20
MILES AN HOUR TODAY...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MILES AN HOUR WITH A
FEW HIGHER GUSTS ON FRIDAY.

DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL...BUT PERIODS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
WILL REDUCE SOLAR RADIATION...WITH THE CLOUDINESS MORE PRONOUNCED ON
FRIDAY.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA LATE SATURDAY...WITH A
MUCH COOLER AND MORE MOIST PATTERN EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......680.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-57.
  MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-39.
  MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-56.
  MIN HUMIDITY........24-26 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                      TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...BARJENBRUCH
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120315.UPPER.01/SLC

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