FNUS75 KPIH 151444 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR PUTNAM PILE BURN...WILDLAND FIRE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 844 AM MDT WED MAY 15 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A WEAK IMPULSE OF ENERGY IN THE UPPER LEVELS WILL BE ENOUGH TO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE BEST CHANCES TODAY WILL BE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AND WILL ALSO CONTAIN SOME AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDER AS A STRONGER UPPER WAVE APPROACHES. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 6 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 10800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52. RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH. CWR.................12 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1100 FT AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66. RH..................MIN 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. CWR.................18 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 15 TO 16 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HINSBERGER REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130515.PUTNA.01/PIH