FNUS75 KPIH 201257
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDEPENDENT...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
657 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE POSITIONED TO THE
WEST OF THE BURN AREA WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY AND STABLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY UNDER A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-71...45 AT 1000 MDT.
RH..................MIN 15-18 PERCENT...53 PERCENT AT 1000 MDT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MPH BECOMING EAST AT
                    IGNITION TIME...THEN INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AT 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    AFTER 1400 MDT THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 13000 MSL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    16 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST BY MIDNIGHT AND DECREASING TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER 0300 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 6400 MSL LATE TONIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........BECOMING NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...LANCE ROBERTS
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.INDEP.01/PIH