FNUS75 KPIH 051527
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR GIRAFFE CREEK...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
927 AM MDT TUE OCT 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0828 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER CALIFORNIA WILL KEEP
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AND ALLOW MOISTURE TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD
INTO SOUTHEAST IDAHO. EXPECT GENERALLY MOIST CONDITIONS WITH
ELEVATED RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
INTERMITTENT RAIN SHOWERS. THE SYSTEM DOES NOT MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON SO THE MOIST CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE ENTIRE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A TRACE
                    TO UP 0.10 OF PRECIPITATION TODAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63 TO 67.
RH..................83 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 8 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 15 MPH
                    IN AFTERNOON. EXPECT OUTFLOW WINDS OF UP TO
                    30 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL AT REQUEST...INCREASING TO
                    6400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH SOUTHEAST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42 TO 46.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 6
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 16 TO 18 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62 TO 66.
RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    OF 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 20 TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...THADDEUS LABRUM
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20101005.GIRAF.01/PIH