FNUS75 KPIH 081245
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CLEAR CREEK BOTTOMS...BIA-FHA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
645 AM MDT SUN APR 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE OVER SOUTHEAST
IDAHO MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES
AND DRY AIR. THIS WILL PUSH THE HAINES INDEX TO MODERATE LEVELS OF
5. NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MODERATELY GOOD BUT ONLY
IN A SHALLOW INVERSION LAYER...MAXIMUM RH JUST ABOVE THE INVERSION
WILL BE IN THE LOWER TEENS. TEMPERATURES RISE ANOTHER 2-3 DEGREES
ON TUESDAY.

BREEZY SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 28 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT THAT ARRIVES
WEDNESDAY.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 MPH GUST 14 MPH AT IGNITION...
 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH GUST 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......970 FEET AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 12 MPH
                    GUST TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...TODD BRYNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.CLEAR.01/PIH