FNUS75 KPIH 261430
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK PILE BURN...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
830 AM MDT MON MAR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MDT ON MARCH 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TODAY TO PRODUCE NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS
AND INCREASING WINDS BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY EXIT AREA TONIGHT WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ON TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS BEGINNING BY 9AM CONTINUING
                    THROUGH 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND TURNING COLDER.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 17 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................13 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3800-4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........DOWNSLOPE 3-7 MPH DURING THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PRESTON
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120326.BANNO.01/PIH