FNUS75 KPIH 082130
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACKER BASIN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
330 PM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVERHEAD THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT
QUICKLY SHIFTS EAST WEDNESDAY. AS THIS HAPPENS...THIS WILL ALLOW
FOR AN INCREASE IN WINDS TOMORROW AHEAD OF A STORM THAT MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
DURING THAT TIMEFRAME.

.REST OF TODAY...

TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32-37.
RH..................MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    14 MPH UNTIL SUNSET. DOWNVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 11 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-69.
RH..................MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........IN THE MORNING...DOWNVALLEY WINDS 2-7 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 11 MPH. AT IGNITION...SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS AROUND 22 MPH. THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST
                    17-22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-5800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 30-35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...DONNIE MOORE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.PACKE.02/PIH