FNUS75 KPIH 272038
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOSQUITO...BLM-IFD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
238 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1415 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
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. EXPECT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AS MOISTURE GETS PUSHED EASTWARD.
A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS FORECAST FOR LATER IN THE WEEK WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT BY THURSDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75 TO 79.
RH..................MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 9 MPH AT REQUEST BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTS 40 TO 50
                    MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................75 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56 TO 60.
RH..................MAX 64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH. EXPECT GUSTS
                    NEAR 30 TO 40 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................75 PERCENT DECREASING TO 15 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................3.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77 TO 81.
RH..................MIN 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 10
                    TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

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