FNUS75 KPIH 170855
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR COTTEREL...BLM-SID
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
255 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER
SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH SATURDAY AS PACIFIC DISTURBANCES
ROTATE INTO THE REGION. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWED
BY A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT 1000 AM MDT...MAX 56.
RH..................46 AT 1000 AM MDT...MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...BECOMING WEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 6600 FT
                    AGL THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........VARIABLE SOUTH TO WEST TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH... BECOMING VARIABLE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................12 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
NOTE: OBSERVED WET BULB/RH VALUES PROVIDED WITH SPOT REQUEST DID NOT
CORRELATE WELL WITH SURROUNDING AUTOMATED SITES AND THE NORTH END
WET BULB/RH/DEWPT VALUES WERE CLEARLY IN ERROR. FAVORED THE CONNER
SUMMIT ITD SITE IN PREPARING THE SPOT ABOVE.

FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...KILLOY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110617.COTTE.01/PIH