FNUS75 KPIH 271138
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
538 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0511 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.TODAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE SITE
TODAY. ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT 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
FIRE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. 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.

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
RH..................MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 11 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 AT REQUEST...MAX 4.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
RH..................MAX 38-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 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 74-79.
RH..................MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON..
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...DEWAYNE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.SALT_.01/PIH