FNUS75 KPIH 281438 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 838 AM MDT SUN AUG 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0721 MDT ON AUGUST 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH MONDAY AS A PACIFIC SYSTEM CROSSES THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. A WIND SHIFT IS FORECAST MONDAY WITH PASSAGE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT DURING THE MORNING. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR MONDAY WITH IMPROVED HUMIDITY RECOVER MONDAY NIGHT. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........59 AT REQUEST...MAX 76 TO 80. RH..................31 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................18 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................1...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53 TO 57. RH..................MAX 44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. EXPECT GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................18 PERCENT DECREASING TO 6 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................3...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69 TO 73. RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING... BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH. CWR.................6 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................2. $$ FORECASTER...WYATT REQUESTED BY...DEWAYNE TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110828.SADDL.01/PIH