FNUS75 KSLC 061348
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK ASPEN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
648 AM MST THU DEC 6 2012

.DISCUSSION....LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING
ARE TAPERING AT THE DUCK CREEK SITE...WITH ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A RATHER MOIST NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT WILL THEN SET IN FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS WITH DRY
CONDITIONS DOMINATING THE BURN SITE...BUT A COMBINATION OF LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS AND RATHER LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL HOLD CLEARING
INDICES WELL BELOW 500. ON SATURDAY AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
RAMP CLEARING UP TO EXCELLENT AS NORTHWESTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS
BECOME SIGNIFICANT. IT LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY MOST DAY SATURDAY AS
THE FRONT LOOKS TO PASS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY LOOKS TO BRING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......220.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 1100...THEN A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-48.
  MIN HUMIDITY........51-53 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-32.
  MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......240.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
  MIN HUMIDITY........41-43 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 1000.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...BODE MECHAM
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121206.DUCKC.01/SLC

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