FNUS75 KPIH 211714 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR BASIN CREEK RX...SALMON-CHALLIS NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1114 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A POTENT FALL STORM SYSTEM FORMS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. DRY WEATHER WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY WITH LOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES. A SHARP PATTERN CHANGE BEGINS ON SATURDAY WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION DEVELOPING SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COLD TEMPERATURES...RAIN AND SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70. MIN HUMIDITY........17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......3800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34. MAX HUMIDITY........75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...HANKO REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101021.BASIN.01/PIH