FNUS75 KPIH 271148
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR NE CASSIA UNIT 5...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
548 AM MDT WED APR 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER TODAY AS A
FLAT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE
NEXT APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. INCREASING MOISTURE WILL
WORK INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER
LOW MOVES INTO NORTHWEST WASHINGTON BY NOON THURSDAY. INCREASING
WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS AN INITIAL FRONTAL BOUNDARY WASHES THROUGH
THE BURN AREA AROUND 1400 MDT. MUCH STRONGER WEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW
THURSDAY EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PROGRESSES FURTHER INLAND
ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........33 TO 35 AT 0900 MDT. MAX 49 TO 52.
RH..................65 TO 70 PERCENT AT 0900 MDT. MIN 30-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DOWNSLOPE/WEST UP TO 5 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...INCREASING TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER 1200 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......NEAR 5500 MSL AT IGNITION...RISING TO 10500 MSL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH AT IGNITION...WEST-SOUTHWEST TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32 TO 35.
RH..................MAX 58 TO 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AND INCREASING TO 7 TO 14
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......FALLING TO AROUND 6000 MSL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54 TO 57.
RH..................MIN 33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST BY NOON AND THEN INCREASING 12 TO
                    18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH BY 1500 MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......RISING TO 9200 MSL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...MATT GINDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110427.NECAS.01/PIH