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Looks like a good Santa Ana is getting ready to setup for the next 4 days. Mon night into Tues looks like the best time frame. NWS in San Diego is only thinking 40 mph gust as the moment (in cajon), which looks okay with the pressure gradient that will be setting up. Models are a little bit more aggressive with these winds. The CA WRF has almost 60, but that may be over doing it because there will only be a 6mb gradient between SAN and TPH. Either way, with 850mb Temps at 20-22 Monday into Tues temperature will be soaring, with the IE getting close to many 100 in many location. Corona/Norco looks to be above 100 Monday. RH is going to be single digits of course, so the fire weather will be critical. Always holding my breath watching these develop from up here in SLC.

Just wont end in SLC. Got another 1-3 overnight last night. It was so shallow that barely any of that was showing up on radar. With the 00z sounding I just looked at, id almost expect more of the same with very little temperature advection. Alta is over 100" on the base. Steenburgh Winter for the first time since 2010-2011.

Same, although for different reasons. Growing up, my mom is like a lizard, so the only time A/C came on was when temps rose above about 105 outside (Inland empire of socal). Since I'm a normal human being, i came up with clever ways to keep the cool air inside. 85 will work for me most of the time.

Last year when SLC has no snow on the ground pretty much the whole winter, inversion season never really got going because we were able to mix out a lot. Realistically it entirely depends on when the snow on the ground melts and when it sticks. a Good rule of thumb is from December to the middle of February. This upcoming ridge looks bad, but if we can melt enough snow, I suspect it won't be as bad as forecasters are predicting right now.

I was going to say the exact same thing. Feb always seems to be the time when the fire hose get turned on.

Saturday night looks like it could be a good storm for the mountains.

KSLC 150440Z 01013KT 5SM -SNGS BR SCT012 BKN020CB OVC047 01/00 A3001 RMK AO2 WSHFT 0424 SNB27GSB28 CB OHD MOV NW P0001 T00110000 KSLC 150429Z COR 01014KT 8SM -SNGS FEW009 BKN018CB OVC046 02/01 A3001 RMK AO2 CB OHD MOV NW SNB27GSB28 P0000 T00170006 KSLC 150353Z 11006KT 10SM FEW037 BKN120 02/01 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB02E21 SLP138 P0000 T00220011 KSLC 150253Z 00000KT 10SM BKN036 BKN048 OVC070 02/02 A3000 RMK AO2 CIG 026 NW RNWY SLP141 VC SH NW-SW P0001 60014 T00170017 51006 KSLC 150245Z 19003KT 10SM -RA FEW006 BKN033 OVC070 02/01 A3000 RMK AO2 CIG 024 NW RNWY P0001 T00170011 KSLC 150226Z COR 22003KT 5SM -SNRA FEW025 OVC030 01/01 A3000 RMK AO2 CIG 021 NW RNWY P0001 T00110011 KSLC 150153Z 23007KT 1SM R34R/P6000FT -SNRA FEW004 BKN019 OVC026 01/01 A2999 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 RAB53 CIG 005 NW RNWY SLP141 P0007 T00110006 KSLC 150150Z 23006KT 1SM R34R/P6000FT -SN FEW004 BKN019 OVC027 01/01 A2999 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 CIG 005 NW RNWY P0007 KSLC 150120Z 25005KT 1SM R34R/P6000FT -SN BKN008 OVC014 02/01 A2997 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 P0004 T00170006 KSLC 150053Z 04007KT 1SM R34R/P6000FT -SN OVC013 02/01 A2998 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 RAE13SNB01 PRESRR SLP135 P0006 T00220011 KSLC 150033Z 01016KT 1SM R34R/P6000FT -SN SCT005 OVC013 02/01 A2994 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 RAE13SNB01 P0004 T00170011 $ KSLC 150023Z 03015KT 1SM R34R/P6000FT -SN BKN005 OVC013 02/01 A2995 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 1/2 RAE13SNB01 P0002 T00170011 $ KSLC 150016Z 02013KT 2SM -SN SCT005 OVC015 02/01 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE13SNB01 CIG 005 NW RNWY P0002 T00170011 $ KSLC 150002Z COR 36018KT 3SM -RASN SCT006 OVC017 02/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 SNB01 P0001 T00220011 KSLC 142353Z COR 35017KT 3SM -RA BR OVC016 03/02 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/2256 SFC VIS 4 SLP125 P0009 60009 T00280017 10244 20022 51081 KSLC 142349Z 34016KT 2SM RA BR FEW009 OVC015 02/02 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/2256 SFC VIS 4 P0009 KSLC 142345Z 34019KT 2SM +RA BR OVC014 02/02 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/2256 SFC VIS 3 P0009 T00220017 KSLC 142324Z 32022G27KT 2SM RA BR FEW010 OVC020 04/02 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/2256 SFC VIS 2 1/2 P0003 T00390022 KSLC 142259Z 31023G30KT 3SM RA BR BKN027 BKN035 OVC044 05/02 A2993 RMK AO2 PK WND 30030/2256 SFC VIS 4 PRESRR P0000 T00500017 KSLC 142253Z 30024G33KT 3SM -RA BKN033 OVC043 06/02 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 33039/2200 SFC VIS 4 RAB25 SLP107 P0000 T00560017 KSLC 142211Z 31028G37KT 3SM BLDU SCT024 BKN049 OVC055 09/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 33039/2200 SFC VIS 4 T00891011 KSLC 142159Z 33027G32KT 3SM BLDU BKN021 BKN047 OVC060 10/M02 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 33032/2156 T01001017 KSLC 142153Z 31021G34KT 1SM R34R/5000VP6000FT BLDU OVC017 10/M01 A2987 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/2054 TWR VIS 2 SLP085 T01001011 KSLC 142135Z 30030G42KT 3/4SM R34R/3000V4000FT BLDU BKN017 OVC037 11/M01 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/2054 TWR VIS 1 T01061011 KSLC 142128Z 29027G46KT 1SM R34R/3000VP6000FT BLDU BKN023 BKN029 OVC038 11/M01 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/2054 SFC VIS 1 1/2 T01111006 KSLC 142120Z 29030G42KT 2SM BLDU BKN032 OVC042 12/00 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/2054 T01170000 KSLC 142056Z 28034G52KT 3SM R34R/2600VP6000FT BLDU BKN015 OVC033 12/01 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 28046/2054 SFC VIS 4 PRESRR T01220011 KSLC 142053Z 27036G56KT 1/2SM R34R/2600VP6000FT BLDU FEW025 BKN032 BKN200 12/00 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 28056/2045 WSHFT 2025 SFC VIS 1 SLP018 T01220000 53006 KSLC 142045Z 28043G56KT 1/2SM R34R/3000V3500FT BLDU FEW025 BKN032 BKN200 13/M02 A2965 RMK AO2 PK WND 28056/2045 WSHFT 2025 SFC VIS 1 T01281017 KSLC 142038Z 27027G44KT 1/2SM R34R/3000VP6000FT BLDU FEW025 BKN032 BKN200 20/M06 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 18049/1957 SFC VIS 1 PRESRR T02001061 KSLC 141953Z 20025G44KT 4SM BLDU FEW028 SCT035 24/M10 A2959 RMK AO2 PK WND 20047/1910 SLP970 T02441100 KSLC 141853Z 21035G44KT 5SM BLDU FEW029 SCT036 SCT080 24/M11 A2962 RMK AO2 PK WND 19046/1816 SLP983 T02391111 KSLC 141753Z 16024G37KT 10SM FEW080 SCT120 SCT220 22/M07 A2966 RMK AO2 PK WND 16037/1733 SLP999 ACSL W-NW AND DSNT NE T02221067 10228 20156 58034 KSLC 141653Z 16030G39KT 8SM FEW100 SCT150 SCT250 22/M06 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 15043/1634 SLP016 ACSL N CCSL NW T02171061 Some fun stuff in there lol. My favorite ones are bolded

It's like a meteorologist dream today at the SLC airport. 1st, like every one, pat myself on the back, successfully forecasted the BLDU...... But forecasted 63 as the high today. I highly suspect an extremely quick drop in temp once this front passes. Get ready, its going to be wild.

Starting to come back to shape lol. I knew this was going to happen when the GFS missed on that front clipping us yesterday.

Ummm. I'm giving this winter an F and expelling it from school. Terrible all around.

This week has been like that scene in the perfect storm. The GFS shows hope for a min, just like the sailors saw the sun and thought they were getting out, then bam, ridge of death comes back and kills winter for good.

http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2015021312/gfs_apcpn_nwus_40.png Skiers everywhere be like. http://cdn.inquisitr.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/panic-buttons.jpg while at the same time... http://themissouritorch.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Hyperventilate.gif

Excuse me while i got drink my sorrow away on the slopes.

Now i know hr 240 is way off... But my goodness, look at that snow for SLC on the 21st and 22nd. These are things that make desperate powder hounds, like me self, giddy.

Saturday and sunday will be going down also. Friday looks like a borderline candidate. Have I mentioned how bad this sucks?