FNUS75 KPIH 192255
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GARDEN CREEK...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
455 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1800 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY JUST WEST OF BURN AREA AND WILL
MOVE THROUGH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.  CHANCE REMAINS FOR SOME ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.  NOT MUCH...IF ANY...PRECIP EXPECTED WITH
STORMS THOUGH THEY WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS REACHING 50 MPH. EXPECT WINDS
TO SHIFT TO WEST-NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES BETWEEN 6PM AND 9PM
THIS EVENING.  EXPECT WINDS TO SUBSIDE BY MIDNIGHT.  MOSTLY SUNNY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH LIGHT WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
                    GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35 - 39.
RH..................MAX 60 - 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
                    AT RIDGETOPS.  UPSLOPE WINDS OF 8 TO 15 MPH AT MID-SLOPE
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 10PM
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AT 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 AT IGNITION...MAX 3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59 - 64.
RH..................MIN 14 - 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH AT RIDGETOP.  MID-SLOPE WINDS WILL
                    SWITCH FROM DOWN TO UPSLOPE BY NOON WITH WINDS OF 8 TO
                    10 MPH EXPECTED.  BY 1PM RIDGETOP WINDS WILL BECOME
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.THURSDAY...
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. HIGHS 59 TO 69. NORTHEAST
WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH.
.FRIDAY...
WARMER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
70S. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 MPH.
.SATURDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 MPH.
.SUNDAY...
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS 69 TO 74. WINDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...RENWICK
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.GARDE.02/PIH