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FNUS75 KSLC 081227
FWSSLC
SPOT FORECAST FOR COOPER KNOLLS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
527 AM MST SUN NOV 8 2009
DISCUSSION
THE SERIES OF WEAK WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...WITH MID AND HIGH CLOUDS MOVING INTO UTAH
THIS MORNING. OTHER THAN THIS ADDITIONAL CLOUD COVER...THE ONLY
IMPACT OF THIS WAVE WILL BE CONTINUED DECENT MIXING...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THIS SHOULD KEEP THE CLEARING INDEX AT
THE BURN SITE ABOVE 500 FOR TODAY DESPITE RELATIVELY LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE ON MONDAY WILL DECREASE
THE MIXING DEPTH AND DROP THE CLEARING INDEX BELOW 500.
SOUTH WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MONDAY AND THROUGH
THE DAY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO UTAH ON THURSDAY...BRINGING A CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN AND SNOW TO MUCH OF THE STATE.
TODAY
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX......650.
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-29 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........3 ..VERY LOW.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-80 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........2 ..VERY LOW.
CLEARING INDEX......400.
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT CLOUD COVER).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-26 PERCENT.
WINDS - 20-FOOT.....SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15
MPH LATE MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...SCHOENING
REQUESTED BY...ERIC EASTEP
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091108.COOPE.01/SLC
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