FNUS75 KPIH 291239
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAYNOLDS PASS...EAST IDAHO FIRE CENTER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
639 AM MDT TUE SEP 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2055 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL STALL WEST OF THE BURN AREA NEAR
KILGORE NEAR 1800 HOURS AND EVENTUALLY MOVE EAST THROUGH THE BURN
AREA BY 2200 HOURS THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM DRY AIR
WILL PREVAIL UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES...THEN WINDS WILL SHIFT
TO THE NORTH. RAIN WILL DEVELOP BY 0100 HOURS WITH SNOW LEVELS
LOWERING TO 7500 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND NEAR 6500
FEET BY 1500 HOURS WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH...BY 1200 HOURS
                    SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...
                    BY 2200 HOURS NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................29 PERCENT INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41.
RH..................MIN 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................56 PERCENT DECREASING TO 34 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 23 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...KATHY PIPKIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090928.RAYNO.04/PIH