FNUS75 KPIH 171444 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE HILL...SCIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 744 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON DECEMBER 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN IDAHO TODAY. RAIN OCCASIONALLY MIXING WITH SNOW WILL OCCUR UNTIL THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS COULD ACTUALLY PEAK HIGHER...CLOSER TO 60 MPH AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY...MIXING WITH SNOW AT TIMES. MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES REMAINING AROUND 38-42 THROUGHOUT THE DAY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. MIN RH..............MIN 58-63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AT IGNITION AT THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CWR.................75 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 40 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...KEYES REQUESTED BY...TONY ERICKSON TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121217.MIDDL.01/PIH