FNUS75 KPIH 210934
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUB RIVER...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
334 AM MDT FRI AUG 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2321 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE PERSISTENT UPPER RIDGE TODAY WILL RESULT IN WARM
TEMPS AND LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY. HAINES INDEX WILL REACH 6 TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY.  BY SATURDAY...THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MORE MONSOON MOISTURE TO FLOW
INTO THE REGION...WITH WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON/EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. LOOKS LIKE THE DRIER VARIETY OF THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWN VALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HEDGES
REQUESTED BY...JARED MATTSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090820.CUBRI.01/PIH