FNUS75 KPIH 041359 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR NEC UNIT 1B...FS-STF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 759 AM MDT WED APR 4 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 04. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND, LATER ON TONIGHT, A POTENTIAL FOR SNOW. AS A LOW MOVES OVER IDAHO ON THURSDAY, WINDS WILL SUBSIDE, BUT IT WILL BE SHOWERY AND COLD FOR MOST OF THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, BY 0900 BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43. RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........AT IGNITION...SOUTHWEST 6 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 26 MPH. BY 1100, WIND BECOMING WEST 10 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 34 MPH. BY 1700, WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. CWR.................NEAR ZERO. MIXING HEIGHT.......6100 TO 7400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 24 MPH, BY 1400 BECOMING NORTHWEST 36 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH 0300, THEN SNOW LIKELY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH, BY 2000 BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. BY 0300, WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......NO INVERSION, MIXING HEIGHT 700 TO 2000 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 18 MPH, BY 2300 BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY IN THE MORNING, THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 1 TO 5 MPH, BY 0900 INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 TO 4200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...MESSICK REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLEZIE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120404.NECUN.01/PIH