FNUS75 KPIH 261116
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOWEN...EAST IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
516 AM MDT THU AUG 26 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0011 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE FIRE SITE AROUND
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CRITICAL CONDITIONS OF VERY DRY HUMIDITIES AND
GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH A HAINES INDEX OF 6 CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND JUST
BEHIND THE FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH...WHICH WILL SWITCH WINDS TO
THE WEST. UNSETTLED AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST THROUGH
THE WEEKEND...BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES ARE
FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 92-96.
RH..................MIN 8-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 12 TO 16
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 61-65.
RH..................MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 14 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    DURING THE EVENING. BECOMING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 80.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................6 PERCENT INCREASING TO 16 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100826.BOWEN.01/PIH