FNUS75 KPIH 071604
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK PILE BURN...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
904 AM MST THU FEB 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MST ON FEBRUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGING WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TODAY BRINGING
INCREASING CLOUD COVER INTO EASTERN IDAHO. SNOW CHANCES INCREASE
TOMORROW NIGHT AS A DEEP UPPER TROUGH DROPS INTO THE GREAT BASIN.
THE STORM MAY DROP AROUND 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW OVER THE WEEKEND...
AND A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38.
RH..................MIN 58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 11 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11
                    MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 800-1000 FT
                    AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 20.
RH..................MAX 97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3
                    TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................7 PERCENT INCREASING TO 42 PERCENT EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
                    AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW
                    LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36.
RH..................MIN 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................42.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HINSBERGER
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130207.BANNO.02/PIH