FNUS75 KSLC 092324
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDERSON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
525 PM MDT TUE OCT 9 2012

.DISCUSSION...THE WELL DEFINED UPPER LOW ALONG THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY. AHEAD OF THIS LOW MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...BRINGING AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS BETWEEN
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE COASTAL CALIFORNIA UPPER LOW WILL TURN TO
THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT...THEN TRACK STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FIRE
SITE ON FRIDAY.

PRECIPITATION WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN AREAL COVERAGE AND INTENSITY
ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. INITIALLY PRECIPITATION
WILL FALL AS RAIN...BUT CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ABOVE 9000 FEET EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOWS SHOULD DECREASE DURING THE
AFTERNOON...THEN END FRIDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 OR 3
INCHES ARE EXPECTED.


.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-41.
  MAX HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 16 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL 1500...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......880.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1500.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
  MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH...INCREASING TO 14
                      TO 18 MPH AFTER 1000. GUSTS TO 28 MPH AFTER
                      1300.


.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................2.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
  MIN HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.



FORECASTER...CONGER
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121009.ANDER.01/SLC

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