FNUS75 KSLC 161558
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR QUITCHUPAH ROAD PILES RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
858 AM MST FRI NOV 16 2012

.DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...A SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE FIRE DISTRICT TODAY AND SATURDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS FAR
UPSTREAM AND WILL SLOWLY PUSH EAST. ANOTHER SYSTEM OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PUSH INTO THE WEST. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING MOISTURE INTO THE AREA...RESULTING IN AMPLE
CLOUD COVER AND A SMALL CHANCE FOR SNOW SHOWERS TODAY AND
VIRTUALLY NONE ON SATURDAY AS MOISTURE SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE
BURN SITE. THE INCREASE IN SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY WILL KEEP
CLEARING INDEX WELL ABOVE 500. A DECREASE IN WINDS AND THE
CLEARING INDEX SATURDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE FOLLOWS THE FIRST SYSTEM
OF TODAY AND ALLOWS THE AIRMASS TO BECOME MORE STAGNANT. THE
STRONGER SYSTEM OVER THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL THEN SLIDE
ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PUSH A COLD
FRONT INTO NORTHERN UTAH WHICH SHOULD BOTH INCREASE WINDS A BIT
AND...AS A RESULT...INCREASE THE CLEARING INDEX.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SHOWERS AFTER 1100.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MIN HUMIDITY........32-34 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
  MAX HUMIDITY........64-66 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......330.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........36-38 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                      IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...RICHFIELD DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121116.QUITC.01/SLC

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