FNUS75 KPIH 271115
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
515 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2222 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COMPLEX
TODAY. THERE LOOKS TO BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO ALLOW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM IN THE REGION MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A
THUNDERSTORM FORMS NEAR THE COMPLEX. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST FOR SUNDAY BUT THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY
NIGHT AS AN UPPER SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS THE PANHANDLE THROUGH
MONDAY. A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS FORECAST FOR LATER IN THE WEEK
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT BY
THURSDAY.

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-84.
RH..................MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. STRONGER
                    GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 11 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56-61.
RH..................MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 83-87.
RH..................MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...DEWAYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.SADDL.03/PIH