FNUS75 KPIH 261056 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR DEER PARK...SCIDC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 456 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1737 MDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE LATE THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND GUSTY. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...THE FIRE SITE SHOULD SEE A BRIEF FURTHER INCREASE IN WINDS ALONG WITH A SHIFT TO THE WEST OR SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE WINDS MAY REMAIN GUSTY OVERNIGHT. LOW HUMIDITIES AND A HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL BE THE CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS WELL. COOLER CONDITIONS WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...ALONG WITH UNSETTLED CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................8 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......11600-12600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6. LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND MIDNIGHT. GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................11 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5. LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3900-4900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 18 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5... .SATURDAY... MUCH COOLER. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS 59 TO 66. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS 51 TO 61. NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARMON REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20100825.DEERP.01/PIH