FNUS75 KPIH 070735
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR POWER CO  ASST 2...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
135 AM MDT SAT AUG 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0040 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH REMAINS POSITIONED ALONG THE
WEST COAST THIS MORNING.  THE DEEPER SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE HAS
GENERALLY SHIFTED EAST OF THE REGION...HOWEVER LINGERING
MOISTURE COUPLED WITH WEAK ILL-DEFINED DISTURBANCES EJECTING OUT
OF THE BASE OF THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH AND INTO SOUTHERN IDAHO
IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON. INCREASED FLOW ALOFT ACROSS THE REGION IS EXPECTED
TO RESULT IN MODEST WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS SURFACING ON THE FIRE
THIS AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER...IN THE ABSENCE OF WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THAN
WHAT WAS OBSERVED FRIDAY. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS TO 8 MPH THIS MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 8 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING
                    AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    INCREASING TO 6 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...ODONNELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100807.POWER.01/PIH