FNUS75 KPIH 221619
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK PILE BURN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
919 AM MST TUE JAN 22 2013

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

...DEEP SURFACE INVERSION CONTINUES UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

DISCUSSION...DEEP SURFACE INVERSIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WHEN A PACIFIC STORM SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION. NUMERICAL
WEATHER MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE TOP OF THE INVERSION WAS SOMEWHERE
NEAR 9800 MSL THIS MORNING WITH LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED UNTIL MIDNIGHT
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MST 1/22/13
   SKY/WEATHER......SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
   TEMPERATURE........MAX AROUND 43
   HUMIDITY...........MIN AROUND 25%
   WIND - 20 FT.....SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE IN DIRECTION
                    LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
   CWR................0%
   MIXING HEIGHT........TOP OF INVERSION 9800 MSL. PLUME RISE FROM
                        PILES MAYBE 500-1000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WINDS......LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO 8 MPH.

FOR TONIGHT
   SKY/WEATHER......CLEAR
   TEMPERATURE........MIN AROUND 21
   HUMIDITY...........MAX AROUND 45%
   WIND - 20 FT.....VARIABLE 3-5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 4-8 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
   CWR................0%
   MIXING HEIGHT........TOP OF INVERSION 8100 MSL.
   TRANSPORT WINDS......LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO 8 MPH

OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY
   SKY/WEATHER......INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS (PARTLY CLOUDY).
   TEMPERATURE........MAX 43-48
   HUMIDITY...........MIN 20-25%
   WIND - 20 FT.....SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE IN DIRECTION
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CWR................0%
   MIXING HEIGHT........TOP OF INVERSION 8000 MSL.
   TRANSPORT WINDS......LIGHT SOUTHEAST TO 8 MPH

FORECASTER...

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