FNUS75 KPIH 161428
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BREAKS 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
828 AM MDT MON APR 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGING OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY WILL RESULT
IN DRY CONDITIONS EARLY TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL TROF WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA BY EARLY EVENING SPREADING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW. THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL BE AROUND 6500 FT WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE.  EXPECT
BRIEF HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD BACK IN TUESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53 TO 57.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 10 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY BELOW 6500FT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36 TO 40.
RH..................MAX 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58 TO 62.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS NEAR 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................29 PERCENT IN THE MORNING BECOMING 1 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...TOM GONNOUD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120416.BREAK.02/PIH