FNUS75 KPIH 271656
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR T-17...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1056 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0946 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 BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE LATE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 91 TO 95.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE NEAR 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EARLY EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50 TO 54.
RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15
                    MPH BECOMING NORTH NEAR 6 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................3...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AFTERNOON ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89 TO 93.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 25 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.T17__.01/PIH