FNUS75 KSLC 121647
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK CREEK FUELS PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
947 AM MST WED DEC 12 2012

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS INCREASED TODAY AHEAD OF THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF APPROACHING STORM SYSTEMS. THIS FIRST SYSTEM
WILL IMPACT PRIMARILY SOUTHERN UTAH TOMORROW THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL FALL OVER ARIZONA...BUT THE BURN SITE
CAN STILL EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH WATER CONTENT IN THE
0.2-0.7 INCH RANGE. A CHANCE OF SNOW EXISTS AS EARLY AS TOMORROW
MORNING BUT EXPECT THAT THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BEGIN
UNTIL TOMORROW EVENING. MORE UNCERTAINTY THAN USUAL EXISTS WITH
THE EVOLUTION OF THE TROUGHS AFTER THIS FIRST ONE...BUT THE
PATTERN REMAINS QUITE UNSETTLED THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
  MIN HUMIDITY........36-40 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2300...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
  MAX HUMIDITY........55-59 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE
                      OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL SNOW
                      IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........45-49 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 8-12 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121212.DUCKC.01/SLC

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