FNUS75 KPIH 201631
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK PILE BURN...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
931 AM MST THU JAN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON JANUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY PATTERN WILL EXIST INTO TONIGHT ACROSS THE AREA.
A WEAK SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF LIGHT
SNOW BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY. ANYTHING THAT FALLS WILL
BE LIGHT AND JUST TRACE AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATION. A STRONGER SYSTEM ARRIVES
LATER FRIDAY AND WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28-33.
RH..................MIN 53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-2100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20-25.
RH..................MAX 85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH AN INCREASING CHANCE OF SNOW...ESPECIALLY
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 33-38.
RH..................MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING..
                    DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 25 PERCENT
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110120.BANNO.01/PIH