FNUS75 KPIH 181729
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1029 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. A COLD
FRONT AND TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH TONIGHT AND BRING PERIODS OF SNOW
FROM TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES OF ACCUMULATION.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND NOON ON WEDNESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35 TO 40.
RH..................MIN 50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 25 TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20 TO 25.
RH..................MAX 90 TO 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.
MIXING WINDS........WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 30 TO 35.
RH..................MIN 55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................60 PERCENT IN THE MORNING; 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 TO 1800 FEET AGL IN THE MORNING RISING TO
                    3500 TO 4000 FEET AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HATTINGS
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110118.BANNO.01/PIH