FNUS75 KPIH 131009
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HORSE BUTTE...SCIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
409 AM MDT THU AUG 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0208 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND ON
FRIDAY. AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE
FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY AND PRODUCE COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR
THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST THIS AFTERNOON
                    AT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1 THEN 2 THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY THIS EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AT 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2 EARLY THIS EVENING THEN 1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1 THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...VALLE
REQUESTED BY...JOAN HARDING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090813.HORSE.01/PIH