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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID

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FNUS75 KPIH 171538
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PUTNAM PILE BURN...WILDLAND FIRE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
938 AM MDT FRI MAY 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY OVER WESTERN OREGON
AND WASHINGTON. AMPLE MOISTURE IS MOVING THROUGH OUR AREA TODAY
AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH. EXPECT LIKELY SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. LOOK FOR SCATTERED TO LIKELY
SHOWERS OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW WITH A REPEAT OF AFTERNOON
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. EXPECT BREEZY TO MODERATE WINDS TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54 TO 58.
RH..................MIN 61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 T0 10 MPH.  EXPECT GUSTS NEAR
                    15 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
CWR.................100 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 3800-4800
                    FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39 TO 44.
RH..................MAX 89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................74 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. EXPECT
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58 TO 62.
RH..................MIN 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH.
CWR.................34 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 21 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...ED CHRISTY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130517.PUTNA.01/PIH