FNUS75 KPIH 111539
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
939 AM MDT MON MAR 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...BURN AREA CAUGHT BETWEEN MOIST ACTIVE FLOW TO THE NORTH
AND DRY RIDGING TO THE SOUTH. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS AS TO HOW FAR
SOUTH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL EXTEND. HOWEVER...EVEN IF SHOWERS DO
REACH AS FAR SOUTH AS THE BURN AREA...PRECIPITATION WILL REMAIN VERY
LIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT GUSTY WITH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE BURN AREA ABOVE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING INVERSIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46 TO 50.
RH..................MIN 38 TO 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 TO 2100 AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AND SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32 TO 36.
RH..................MAX 78 TO 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 TO 700 AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OR
                    SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48 TO 53.
RH..................MIN 38 TO 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 TO 2500 AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130312.BANNO.01/PIH