FNUS75 KSLC 081240
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE NORTH CREEK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
540 AM MST THU NOV 8 2012

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF THE
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM. OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT WINDS ARE
ALREADY STARTING TO RAMP UP THIS MORNING...THOUGH WNW DIRECTION
SEEMS SUSPECT GIVEN PREVAILING FLOW. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH STRONGEST
WINDS PERSISTING INTO THE LATE EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING A BIT.
FRONTAL PASSAGE NOW LOOKS TO OCCUR AT THE BURN SITE BETWEEN NOON
AND 3 PM...WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND DECREASING
WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS OCCURRING
AFTER THAT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. BEST GUESS FOR ACCUMULATIONS
ABOVE 7000 FEET IS 8 TO 12 INCHES.

THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA SUNDAY...WITH WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE DEVELOPING BEHIND IT THROUGH ABOUT MIDWEEK. SOUTHWEST
FLOW IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN BEFORE ANOTHER TROUGH IMPACTS
THE AREA NEXT THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-67.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....VERY WINDY. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH INCREASING TO
                      SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                      55 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS
                      AFTER 2300.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-39.
  MAX HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....VERY WINDY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      TO AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). NUMEROUS
                      SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL
                      SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
  MIN HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY
                      EARLY AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121108.LITTL.01/SLC

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