Local Forecast Discussion
000 FXUS65 KPIH 062019 AFDPIH AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 119 PM MST MON FEB 6 2012 .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. UPPER RIDGE OVERHEAD ON TUESDAY AND EXPECT ANOTHER DRY DAY WITH NEARLY SEASONAL NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NAM...GFS AND EUROPEAN MODELS ALL NOW INDICATING A WEAL TROF MOVING THROUGH THE RIDGE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. NAM REMAINS THE DRIEST WITH VERY MINIMAL PRECIPITATION WHILE THE GFS AND EUROPEAN HAVE MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION BUT STILL MINIMAL AMOUNTS. KEPT SOME LOW CHANCE SNOW MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS BOTH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH AMOUNTS UNDER ONE HALF INCH. TRENDING TOWARD DRIER AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH THE RIDGE REBUILDING. GK .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING WILL REMAIN THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW TROUGHING MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY BRINGING LIGHT PRECIPITATION. THE ECMWF CONTINUES TO SHOW MORE PRECIPITATION WITH DEEPER TROUGHING AND IS A DAY FASTER WITH THE PRECIPITATION BY 24 HOURS. EXPECT TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE THROUGH THE PERIOD. WYATT && .AVIATION...EXPECT UPPER LEVEL RIDGING TO DOMINATE OUR AREA BRINGING VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WYATT && .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && $$
NWS PIH Office Area Forecast Discussion