FNUS75 KSLC 211626 FWSSLC SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAVER DISTRICT ADMIN SLASH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 926 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 .DISCUSSION...A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL GRADUALLY DRY TODAY ALLOWING THE BULK OF SNOW SHOWERS TO END. COMBINATION OF MODERATE NORTHERLY SURFACE WINDS AND SUFFICIENT TRANSPORT WINDS WILL OVERWHELM BUILDING STABILITY...THUS CALLING FOR CLEARING VALUES TO SPIKE ABOVE 500 LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY WORK INTO THE AREA FRIDAY INCREASING STABILITY FURTHER FORCING CLEARING BELOW 500. A STRONG BUT FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE BURN SITE SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A BRIEF BUT INTENSE BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW. .TODAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......540. SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...MOSTLY EARLY MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....27-29. MIN HUMIDITY........60-62 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL 2300. MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-10 ABOVE. MAX HUMIDITY........91-93 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNCAYON .OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY... LAL.................1. HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW. CLEARING INDEX......320. SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). MAX TEMPERATURE.....30. MIN HUMIDITY........50-52 PERCENT. WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. FORECASTER...MERRILL REQUESTED BY...CORY NORMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130221.BEAVE.01/SLC $$