Wasatch forecast

**gramps** · 02-03-2005, 06:41 PM

looks like we might be getting a real NW storm sunday-tuesday. I'm drooling already.

**AltaPowderDaze** · 02-03-2005, 07:10 PM

it is time for another storm but i rather enjoy the stability of the past few weeks. the powder was nice if you knew where to find it; and i think we did a good job of that.

**gramps** · 02-05-2005, 06:36 PM

Tooled around by myself this afternoon. Got one of the N facing shots of Tusc, and 3 wolverine laps. It was fun, but boy is it gonna be better with a couple feet of fluff on it....

**gramps** · 02-05-2005, 10:08 PM

9 PM forecast discussion:

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THIS TROF OVERNIGHT AND THICKEN AND LOWER SUNDAY WITH PRECIP STARTING IN THE MTNS AND WEST BY LATE IN THE DAY. PRECIP THEN INCREASES OVERNIGHT INTO MON MORNING AS THE SURFACE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION. THE MTNS SHOULD DO JUST FINE WITH THIS EVENT AND CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH IS RIGHT ON. EXPECT IT TO EVOLVE INTO A HEAVY SNOW WARNING AS WINDS SHOULD NOT BE A MAJOR FACTOR. ALTHOUGH TODAYS COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH THROUGH MOST OF THE WESTERN VALLEYS...IT WILL BE MOVING BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. IT MAY LIFT PAST SLC BEFORE THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES AROUND MIDNIGHT SO PRECIP COULD BEGIN AS RAIN ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT THEN TURN TO SNOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. IF THE WARM FRONT FRONT STAYS FARTHER SOUTH...WHICH IS WHAT THE NEW 00Z GFS IS SAYING...PRECIP COULD BE ALL SNOW AND THE WASATCH FRONT VALLEYS COULD GET SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS. EITHER WAY...PRECIP SHOULD BE ALL SNOW ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT IN TIME FOR THE MON MORNING COMMUTE. A COLD MOIST AND INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND WITH THE COLDEST AIR ALOFT MOVING OVERHEAD LATE MON AND MON NIGHT...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWS COULD OCCUR IN THE NRN MTNS AND ADJACENT UPSTREAM VALLEYS. A LAKE BAND COULD EVEN FORM AND LOCALLY ENHANCE PRECIP. THE WHOLE TROF MOVES EAST TUE WITH FAIRLY RAPID WARMING ALOFT AND SUBSEQUENT STABILIZATION. A WEAKER AND SOMEWHAT SPLIT SYSTEM IS STILL FORECAST FOR THE WED/THU TIME FRAME WITH HIGH PRESSURE RETURNING FOR FRI AND SAT.

Lookin good! Still looks like a toss-up as to whether Mon. or Tues. would be the best one to ditch for... Have to see how things come along tomorrow.