FNUS75 KSLC 101550
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOCK SPRINGS RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
850 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

.DISCUSSION...A COLD PACIFIC TROUGH WILL SURGE A STRONG COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE DOCK SPRINGS SITE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM THIS EVENING.
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS GUSTING
UPWARDS OF 4O MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. COINCIDENT WITH THE FRONT WILL
BE A PERIOD OF STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL AND GUSTY
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT LASTING THROUGH ABOUT DAWN FRIDAY.
SNOW WILL TAPER TO OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AT THAT TIME...BUT
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE DAY. TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES...POSSIBLY A
LITTLE MORE...OF SNOW OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS TIME.

NO ISSUES WITH CLEARING INDEX OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS DUE TO THESE
SIGNIFICANT TRANSPORT WINDS AND SNOWFALL. A VERY COLD AIRMASS
WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. TRANSPORT WINDS WILL
GO LIGHT LIMITING CLEARING INDICES TO BORDERLINE LEVELS INTO
SATURDAY BUT LIKELY JUST HIGH ENOUGH TO BURN. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
RETURN TO THE AREA BEGINNING SUNDAY LOWERING CLEARING BELOW 500
AT THAT TIME...AND REMAINING BELOW 500 WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      A FEW SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE AFTER 1600 WITH
                      STEADIER SNOW DEVELOPING AFTER 1700
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-38.
  MIN HUMIDITY........56-58 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO
                      40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). AREAS OF
                      BLOWING SNOW. SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-12 ABOVE.
  MAX HUMIDITY........97-99 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. WEST WINDS 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      AROUND 40 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 MPH IN
                      THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....15-17.
  MIN HUMIDITY........67-69 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130110.DOCKS.02/SLC

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