FNUS75 KPIH 090001
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCK CREEK PILES...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
501 PM MST MON NOV 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD IN
MONDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE CURRENT DEPARTING SYSTEM. LOOK FOR THE
WEAK RIDGE TO BE SHORT LIVED AS THE NEXT PACIFIC NW SYSTEM
ARRIVES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. BY THURSDAY...RIDGING
BUILDS BACK IN THE AREA.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29 TO 33.
RH..................MIN 51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
                    25 MPH POSSIBLE AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    WEST NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR
                    VARIABLE WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BRIEFLY BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 9 PERCENT LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000 FT AGL AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE 4000 FT AGL IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY...THEN CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOOK FOR 2
                    TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21 TO 24.
RH..................MAX 99 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................9 PERCENT EARLY INCREASING TO 97 PERCENT BY LATE
                    EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SNOW
                    SHOWERS LIKELY. LOOK FOR ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES
                    OF SNOW MOSTLY IN THE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29 TO 33.
RH..................MIN 79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO
                    30 MPH.
CWR.................97 PERCENT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING DECREASING TO
                    35 PERCENT BY THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1800-2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST  AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                    INTO THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...MATT GINDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101109.ROCKC.01/PIH