FNUS75 KPIH 201701
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PALISADES RESERVOIR PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1101 AM MDT TUE OCT 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT WILL STABILIZE THE
ATMOSPHERE AND LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF DAYTIME MIXING TOMORROW.  UPPER LEVEL
FLOW WILL PRODUCE A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT WIND DUE TO ORIENTATION
OF MOUNTAINS AND INFLUENCE OF RESERVOIR SURFACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8
                    MPH AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DOWNSLOPE AT 3 TO 5 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE AT 4 TO 6 MPH
                    AFTER 2PM...THEN DOWNSLOPE AFTER 6 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL AT IGNITION...AND 3900 FT
                    AGL FOR REST OF AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRESTON
REQUESTED BY...KRISTY SWARTZ
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091021.PALIS.01/PIH