FNUS75 KSLC 241430
FWSSLC

SPOT FORECAST FOR COVE MTN TIMBER PILES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
830 AM MDT WED APR 24 2013

.DISCUSSION...A COOL NORTHERLY FLOW WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY
THROUGH TONIGHT MAINTAINING MARGINALLY SUFFICIENT TRANSPORT
WINDS AND INSTABILITY TO ALLOW FOR GOOD CLEARING. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE TRACKING SOUTH OF THE AREA TOMORROW WILL IMPROVE
VENTILATION POTENTIAL FURTHER...AND BRING INCREASED CLOUD
COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORM OVER THE
NEIGHBORING TERRAIN. A DRY LOW BOUNDARY LAYER WOULD SUPPORT
ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS WITH ANY PASSING SHOWER.

CLEARING TRENDS LATE THIS WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND LOOK MARGINAL
BUT SHOULD SUPPORT VALUES ABOVE 500. INCREASED SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT SHOULD BUMP CLEARING TO
EXCELLENT LEVELS ON SUNDAY/MONDAY.

.TODAY...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......590.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
  MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                      20 TO 24 MPH.

.TONIGHT...
  LAL.................1.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
  MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-28.
  MAX HUMIDITY........52-54 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....NORTH WINDS 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                      IN THE LATE EVENING. DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH
                      AFTER MIDNIGHT

.OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY...
  LAL.................1 UNTIL NOON...THEN 2.
  HAINES INDEX........4 ..LOW.
  CLEARING INDEX......1000+.
  SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT CLOUD COVER). A
                      SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                      SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
  MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
  MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
  WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                      WEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CAN NOT
                      RULE OUT ERRATIC GUSTS WITH PASSING SHOWERS
                      AFTER ABOUT 15/1600.



FORECASTER...MERRILL
REQUESTED BY...RYAN MCCOLLIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130424.COVEM.01/SLC

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