FNUS75 KPIH 051659 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR DUCK...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1059 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1049 MDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PUSH MORE MOISTURE IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS...AS WELL AS FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SMALL HAIL. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. VARIABLE GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNDER STRONG THUNDER- STORMS. CWR.................8 PERCENT INCREASING TO 27 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HANKO REQUESTED BY...KATE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090805.DUCK_.02/PIH