FNUS75 KPIH 172109
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER/SLIDE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
309 PM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR HUNTER SLIDE...FS-SCF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1047 AM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING OUT OF
THE AREA. A SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS
WELL AS INCREASED SOUTHERLY FLOW.  AS THE SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS TUESDAY ESPECIALLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRIER BUT
COOLER WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER ANOTHER CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AN THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 7 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................1 PERCENT INCREASING TO 21 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 8700 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 AT IGNITION...MAX 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING THEN 25 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................42 PERCENT IN MORNING BECOMING 70 PERCENT IN
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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