FNUS75 KPIH 171631
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR ELBA 2 RX...TWIN FALLS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
931 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A BROAD AND SLOW MOVING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BEGIN CREEPING INTO EASTERN IDAHO ON THURSDAY.  AN
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT...CAUSING STRONG
WIND GUSTS TO DEVELOP THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.  A BAND OF RAIN
SHOWERS START MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY EVENING AND WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD BY EARLY SATURDAY.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
    30 MPH.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
    30 MPH IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................0.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................10.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...HANKO
REQUESTED BY...TONY ERICKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101118.ELBA2.01/PIH