FNUS75 KPIH 190152
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARTIN CANYON...SCIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
752 PM MDT SUN OCT 18 2009

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

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE THROUGH
EARLY TUESDAY WITH THE SYSTEM TO THE WYOMING BORDER BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THE BULK OF THE RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION RAIN/SNOW WILL BEGIN
EARLIER MONDAY AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF WET
SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THE TOP SIDE OF THE BURN AREA WITH THIS SYSTEM.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AT BASE OF SITE AND A MIX
                    OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AT TOP OF SITE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55 AT 6000 FEET AND 37-42 AT 8000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET AND 65-70 PERCENT AT
                    8000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH BY 1400 MDT AT BASE AND SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 17 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT TOP OF FIRE.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.


.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED
                    A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AT BASE OF SITE AND
                    SNOW SHOWERS AT TOP OF SITE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39 AT 6000 FEET AND 28-33 AT 8000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........93-98 PERCENT AT ALL ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH AT BASE AND SOUTHWEST
                    12 TO 17 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AT TOP OF FIRE...
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH BY 1900 MDT.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH ISOLATED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52 AT 6000 FEET AND 34-39 AT 8000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT AT 6000 FEET AND 57-62 PERCENT AT
                    8000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST OR EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH AT BASE AND EAST
                    EAST-NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BY 1200 MDT.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...BRANDON BROWN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.MARTI.01/PIH