FNUS75 KSLC 291246
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER SANTA CLARA VEG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
546 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2013

.DISCUSSION...SNOW IS SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN UTAH THIS
MORNING...AND WILL LIKELY REACH THE BURN SITE IN THE LATE
MORNING. THAT SAID...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE SHOWERS
REMAIN NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE...WHICH WOULD LEAD TO ONLY
AN INCREASE IN LOW CLOUD COVER. SHOWERS SHOULD BEGIN TO DISSIPATE
IN THE EARLY EVENING...BUT COULD LINGER OVER THE AREA PAST
MIDNIGHT. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH
TODAY...AND DESPITE THE SHELTERED NATURE OF THE BURN SITE GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS ARE STILL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

WHILE TRANSPORT WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL REMAIN DECENT...VERTICAL
MIXING WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY...LEADING TO CLEARING INDICES
BETWEEN 400 AND 500. EVEN LOWER CLEARING INDICES ARE ON TAP FOR
THE END OF THE WEEK...AS BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE LEADS TO STABLE
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
                      SNOW LIKELY.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........51-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                      MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                      GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 2300...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SNOW LIKELY UNTIL
                      2400...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-24.
  MAX HUMIDITY........85-87 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....WINDY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      UP TO 35 MPH.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......430.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-40.
  MIN HUMIDITY........44-47 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....BREEZY. NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                      15 TO 25 MPH.



FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...MICAH SUWYN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130129.UPPER.01/SLC

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