FNUS75 KPIH 091642 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR HILL CREEK RX...EIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1042 AM MDT THU SEP 9 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 09. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL WET AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. DRIER BUT STILL BREEZY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN. EXPECT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND THE MAJORITY OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH A COUPLE OF WEAK TROUGHS PASSING THROUGH THE RIDGE. THE FIRST TROUGH WILL PASS OVER/THROUGH THE RIDGE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LOOK FOR BREEZY AND DRY CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT TROUGH WILL PASS THROUGH TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY BRINGING BACK BREEZY CONDITIONS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT MOSTLY DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS THIS SATURDAY THROUGH THE WHOLE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURE.........52 TO 56. RH..................61 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 13 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CWR.................67 PERCENT INCREASING TO 96 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 5900-6800 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31 TO 35. RH..................MAX 96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CWR.................88 PERCENT DECREASING TO 52 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2600-3000 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50 TO 54. RH..................MIN 54 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 WITH GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH. CWR.................6 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3100-4100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........WEST 20 TO 25 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .SATURDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS 51 TO 61. SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. .SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 WITH GUST NEAR 22 MPH. .TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. .THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. $$ FORECASTER...WYATT REQUESTED BY...FEMO TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100909.HILLC.01/PIH