FNUS75 KPIH 240908
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPRING CR  BOTTOMS...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
308 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN THE MAIN THREAT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND INCREASED
HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTER ANOTHER NEAR RECORD
DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82 TO 86.
RH..................MIN 18 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 14 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50 TO 54.
RH..................MAX 68 TO 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 30 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH.
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER 40
                    MPH.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2100 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................4...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72 TO 77.
RH..................MIN 26 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9
                    MPH.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 16
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...TODD BRYNING
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.SPRIN.01/PIH