FNUS75 KPIH 021531
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK PILE BURN...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
931 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE HAS MOVED INTO THE GREAT BASIN, BUT IT
WILL BE SHORT-LIVED.  ON WEDNESDAY A SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL HAVE
MOVED INTO WESTERN IDAHO AND WILL SPREAD CLOUDS, RAIN, SNOW, AND
STRONG WIND INTO EASTERN IDAHO BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  BUT UNTIL
THEN, WINDS WILL BE LIGHT, SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR, AND TEMPERATURES NEAR
SEASONAL NORMALS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH, BY 1200 BECOMING NORTH
                     4 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1500.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 TO 6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH, BY 1900
                     BECOMING NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH.  BY 0100 WIND
                     BECOMING EAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INVERSION HEIGHT AROUND 6600 FT ELEVATION.
MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1 TO 3 MPH, BY 0900 BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                     2 TO 6 MPH.  BY 1200, WIND BECOMING SOUTH
                     1 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 TO 6200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...MESSICK
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TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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