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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID

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FNUS75 KPIH 221438
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR FORT HALL BOTTOMS...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
838 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO AND
EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TODAY THROUGHOUT THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND
OVER THE BURN SITE.   EXPECT 15 TO 20 MPH WINDS SUSTAINED WITH
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.   EXPECT MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 17 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4900 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130522.FORTH.01/PIH