FNUS75 KPIH 040554
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1154 PM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2309 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM POSITIONED OFF THE NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MID TO UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE REGION WHILE WARM DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
AND EMBEDDED UPPER DISTURBANCES INITIATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE. LOWER LEVELS REMAIN DRY ENOUGH
TO SUPPORT GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 45 MPH FROM STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU GET CAUGHT DIRECTLY UNDER A PASSING STORM
YOU MAY SEE AS MUCH AS 0.20 INCHES OF RAIN...OTHERWISE EXPECT
RELATIVELY LIGHT AND SPOTTY ACCUMULATIONS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AS THE REMAINS OF A
                    CONVECTIVE COMPLEX NEAR ONTARIO OREGON LIFT
                    NORTHEAST INTO THE FIRE AREA. THE CELLS MAY
                    ACTUALLY HOLD TOGETHER LONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT AS IT MOVES
                    OVERHEAD.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DRAINAGE WINDS OF 3 TO 8 MPH SHOULD DOMINATE IN
                    THE ABSENCE OF SHOWERS. AS THE WEAKENING CELLS
                    MOVE OVERHEAD LATE TONIGHT EXPECT VARIABLE WIND
                    DIRECTIONS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST AROUND 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION WITH
                    GUSTS TO 45 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.DUCK_.01/PIH