FNUS75 KPIH 061215
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAID LAW...SCIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
615 AM MDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0557 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTH INTO
SOUTHERN IDAHO THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A DISTURBANCE LIFTING
EAST-NORTHEAST THROUGH WASHINGTON. THE MOISTURE WILL PROVIDE
FUEL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON
WHILE THE EJECTING DISTURBANCE FOCUSES THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY
OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS MAINLY NORTH OF THE FIRE. LOWER LEVELS
REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY DRY TO SUPPORT STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SLIGHTLY DRIER CONDITIONS WILL
FOLLOW SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON...STARTING
                    AROUND 1400 MDT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE OR SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT
                    STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 50 MPH WITH ANY
                    NEARBY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................23 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................4...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

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NOTE: OBSERVED WETBULB TEMPERATURES SUSPECT.
FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.LAIDL.01/PIH