FNUS75 KPIH 221525
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BREAKS 1...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
925 AM MDT SUN APR 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY WARM
CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE SITE THROUGH MID WEEK.  AFTERNOON CONVECTION
WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AS THE WEEK GOES ON WITH A BETTER CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY WINDS ON MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 3 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 8900 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 AT IGNITION...MAX 4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82.
RH..................MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.   GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600-9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...TOM GONNOUD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120422.BREAK.01/PIH