FNUS75 KPIH 172055
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR STODDARD CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
255 PM MDT TUE APR 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING IS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA.
LOOK FOR SLIGHTLY ELEVATED WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE
NEXT TROUGH ARRIVING LATER TONIGHT. EXPECT GOOD PRECIPITATION
CHANCES AND A WIND INCREASE AS THE NEXT TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. LOOK FOR BREEZY
WINDS BEHIND THE TROUGH TOMORROW PARTICULARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56 TO 60.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN NUMEROUS
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30.
RH..................MAX 98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................88.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING ISOLATED BY LATE AFTERNOON..
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52 TO 56..
RH..................MIN 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................80 EARLY MORNING AND 9 BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SSW 20MPH
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...MAEGAN MAUGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.STODD.01/PIH