FNUS75 KPIH 291928
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR STRAW FIRE...SOUTH IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
128 PM MDT SAT AUG 29 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1308 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND
ALONG THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON BORDER TODAY.  THIS SYSTEM ARRIVES
IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO ON SUNDAY THEN MOVES NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT.  MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH RH VALUES RISING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN THE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 7 TO 13 MPH.  GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HANKO
REQUESTED BY...ZACH ASLETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090829.STRAW.01/PIH