FNUS75 KPIH 261206 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 606 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0558 MDT ON AUGUST 26. 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.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77. RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5 AT REQUEST...MAX 5. LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH. CWR.................4 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2...THEN 1 IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71. RH..................MIN 23 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 12 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2. $$ FORECASTER...HEDGES REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110826.SADDL.01/PIH