FNUS75 KPIH 251809 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR WHITE CREEK PILES...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1209 PM MDT WED MAY 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON MAY 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST OUT OF THE AREA AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS AND CLOUD COVER TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR COLD FRONT PASSAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH RAIN/SHOWERS LIKELY AS WELL AS VERY GUSTY WINDS. TOMORROW LOOK FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON CONVECTIVE SHOWERS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56 TO 60. RH..................MIN 42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 9 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................6 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 3O TO 34. RH..................MAX 92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CWR.................11 PERCENT INCREASING TO 88 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........2. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THEN CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40 TO 44. RH..................MIN 64 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CWR.................84 PERCENT DECREASING TO 35 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........2. $$ FORECASTER...WYATT REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110525.WHITE.01/PIH