FNUS75 KPIH 061226
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BREAKS 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
626 AM MDT FRI APR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2200 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD OVER THE BURN SITE BEGINNING 0900
MDT...POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN NEAR THE BASE ELEVATION. LIQUID
EQUIVALENT OF THE SNOW AND RAIN SHOULD BE .02 TO .08 AT MID AND
LOWER SLOPE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH
A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE EXPANDING OVER IDAHO AND A NEW LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH TAKING SHAPE ALONG THE COAST.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE OVER CENTRAL IDAHO THIS
MORNING WILL TRACK TO NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW..MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT THE BASE. AT 3500 FT
ACCUMULATION .5 TO 1 INCH. AT 7000 FT ABOUT 2 INCHES.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 3500 FT MAX 41F. AT 7000 FT 27F.
RH..................AT 3500 FT MIN 44 PERCENT. AT 7000 FT MIN 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH
GUST 18 MPH.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN DECREASING CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 3500 FT MIN 24F. AT 7000 FT MIN 18F.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 3500 FT MAX 46F. AT 7000 FT MAX 38F.
RH..................AT 3500 FT MIN 24 PERCENT. AT 7000 FT MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...TOM GONNOUD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120405.BREAK.02/PIH