FNUS75 KPIH 081243
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUSTANG COMPLEX...FS-SCF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
643 AM MDT MON OCT 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1736 MDT ON OCTOBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL BE SLIDING SOUTHEAST
ALONG THE DIVIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS
ARE EXPECTED CLOSE TO THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS AND MAY REACH THE
FAR EAST END OF THE FIRE. PRECIPITATION WILL NOT BE MORE THAN .O1
INCH. THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED THIS AFTERNOON WILL FAVOR MAINLY
THE EAST HALF OF THE FIRE AND BE LIGHTER FURTHER WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........5000-6500 FT MAX 51-56F.
                    6500-8500 FT MAX 46-50F.
RH..................5000-6500 FT MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
                    6500-8500 FT MIN 28-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BY 1200 HOURS INCREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 GUST 20 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 GUST 15 MPH BY 1200 HOURS
                    INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 GUST 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........5000-6500 FT MIN 22-27F.
                    6500-8500 FT MIN 28-32F
RH..................5000-6500 FT MAX 45-55 PERCENT.
                    6500-8500 FT MAX 55-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID SLOPE WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...AFTER 0100 HOURS
                    WEST OR DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP NORTHWEST 10-12 GUST 20 MPH..DECREASING TO
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...SHAWN MCEVERS PSC2
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121007.MUSTA.01/PIH