FNUS75 KSLC 241150
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
450 AM MST THU JAN 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN
PORTION OF THE FIRE DISTRICT TODAY. SHOULD BE ENOUGH WIND AND
ISOLATED PRECIPITATION TO KEEP THE CLEARING INDEX ABOVE 500 TODAY.
HOWEVER...THE STAGNANT AIRMASS WILL REBOUND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF WEAK IMPULSES AHEAD OF
MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM EXPECTED FOR LATER IN THE WEEKEND. THE
STRONGER STORM WILL ALLOW SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP ON SUNDAY.
THIS SHOULD AGAIN ALLOW THE CLEARING INDEX TO RISE ABOVE 500.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......660.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL 0800. A CHANCE OF SNOW.
                      A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1100.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....50.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                      BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...THEN BECOMING
                      SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-34.
  MAX HUMIDITY........72-74 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                      LATE IN THE EVENING.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......220.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING. A CHANCE OF
                      RAIN.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-52.
  MIN HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....EAST WINDS 5 MPH.



FORECASTER...YOUNG
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130124.UPPER.01/SLC

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