FNUS75 KPIH 271605
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MARGAN S PASTURE...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1005 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0941 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
FIRE SITE TODAY. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT TO ALLOW
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO FORM IN THE REGION MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IF A THUNDERSTORM FORMS NEAR THE FIRE.
THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 90 TO 94.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS 15
                    TO 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54 TO 58.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15
                    MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3
                    TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................3...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 88 TO 92.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...EIIC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.MARGA.01/PIH