FNUS75 KPIH 261151 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...CIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 551 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2157 MDT ON AUGUST 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE UPPER RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WESTERN US. THE MONSOON MOISTURE PUSH IS A LITTLE MORE TO THE EAST TODAY ...SO EXPECTING ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL REPEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE RIDGETOPS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76. RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........5. LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50. RH..................MAX 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING. CWR.................4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2...THEN 1 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73. RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................11 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2. $$ FORECASTER...HEDGES REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110825.SALT_.01/PIH