FNUS75 KPIH 041252
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BREAKS 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
652 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY
SPREADING SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM OREGON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE BURN AREA WILL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
PRECIPITATION WITH LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIMITED TO ABOUT .02 INCH.
THE LOW WILL REMAIN OVER IDAHO INTO THURSDAY WITH WINDS SHIFTING
WEST TO NORTHWEST AND PRECIPITATION WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW ON
THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS BY NOON TIME.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........AT IGNITION 43 MAX 52.
RH..................AT IGNITION TIME 55 MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH GUST 18 MPH AT IGNITION...BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH GUST 26 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 AT IGNITION...MAX 3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY
                    MORNING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...TOM GONNOUD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120404.BREAK.01/PIH