FNUS75 KPIH 181449
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANNOCK PEAK...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
849 AM MDT MON MAR 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXITING STORM SYSTEM KEEPING PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHT THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED.  HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS ON TUESDAY
WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS.  NEXT SYSTEM STARTS TO
IMPACT AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION BY LATER IN THE DAY
AND WINDS INCREASING BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 42.
RH..................MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 9 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 23 MPH
                    INCREASING TO 27 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL THIS MORNING...BECOMING 3300 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING
                    TO DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS AT 3 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FEET AGL AT IGNITION...BECOMING 2600
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST TO EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PRESTON
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130319.BANNO.01/PIH