FNUS75 KPIH 171503
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAMARIA...BLM-IFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
903 AM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...TODAY A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY
WEATHER THIS MORNING. A SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL
BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON. 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. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
                    HIGHER TERRAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 6800 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS OF 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT INCREASING TO 65 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...WADE CHRISTOPHERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.SAMAR.01/PIH