FNUS75 KPIH 071912 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR GIRAFFE...EIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 112 PM MDT THU OCT 7 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1302 MDT ON OCTOBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST IDAHO TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR SHOWERS GOING THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALSO POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED. EXPECT A DRYING TREND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60. MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................12 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6500 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 22 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE DOWNSLOPE 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................32 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......2800-3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...KAISER REQUESTED BY...DAWN LOOMIS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20101007.GIRAF.02/PIH