FNUS75 KPIH 162046 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR DRIVE INN...EIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 246 PM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1423 MDT ON AUGUST 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WINDS TODAY SHOULD WEAKEN AT THE VALLEY FLOOR AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN SLIGHTLY ELEVATED AT THE TOP OF RIDGELINE...BUT MUCH WEAKER THAN LAST NIGHT. THE INVERSION SHOULD BEGIN TO BREAK AROUND 1100 MDT TOMORROW. DRY WEATHER REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH THE PERIOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT AT THE VALLEY FLOOR AND 25-30 PERCENT AT THE TOP OF THE PEAK. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH AT THE VALLEY FLOOR. WINDS ON TOP OF THE PEAK SHOULD REMAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5. LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 22 MPH AFTER 1100 MDT AT THE VALLEY FLOOR. AT THE TOP OF THE PEAK...WINDS WILL BE UP TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AFTER 1100 MDT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...KEYES REQUESTED BY...D ZAJANCE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110816.DRIVE.02/PIH