FNUS75 KPIH 121851 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR HUGHS CREEK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1251 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE AREA TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN AS IT DIGS ACROSS IDAHO INTO TUESDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY AND BECOME NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS WITH AN COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW LIKELY. LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT WILL INCREASE MONDAY AND TURN NORTHWESTERLY. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59. MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. CWR.................35 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...HANKO REQUESTED BY...TIM METZGER TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090413.HUGHS.01/PIH