FNUS75 KSLC 261144
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR SWASEY PILE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
444 AM MST TUE FEB 26 2013

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE STATE WILL EXIT
THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING FOR HIGH PRESSURE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA
BEHIND IT. LINGERING INSTABILITY FROM THE STORM SYSTEM WILL ALLOW
FOR AN OUTSIDE SHOT OF SNOW SHOWERS AND WILL KEEP MIXING GOOD TO
EXCELLENT. HOWEVER...THE INCOMING RIDGE WILL GREATLY DECREASE
CLEARING INDICES BEGINNING WEDNESDAY. A RATHER WEAK SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT NORTHERN UTAH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE RIDGING BUILDS IN WITH
GREATER FORCE BEGINNING THURSDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT CLOUD COVER)
                      UNTIL 1100...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70
                      PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A CHANCE OF SNOW
                      SHOWERS UNTIL 1100...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                      SNOW.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....23-27.
  MIN HUMIDITY........40-44 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....6-10.
  MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                      DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.

.OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......380.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....26-30.
  MIN HUMIDITY........38-42 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 3-7 MPH.



FORECASTER...TRAPHAGAN
REQUESTED BY...DIRK ROGERS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130226.SWASE.01/SLC

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