FNUS75 KPIH 301802
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRELAND CANYON FIRE...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1202 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1146 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROF STRENGTHENS TO THE WEST WEDNESDAY AND
EXPECT GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.   EXPECT SOME 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TODAY BUT SHOULD BE
STRONGER ON WEDNESDAY.  COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND EXPECT MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS THURSDAY WITH CONTINUES BREEZY
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 6 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 1000 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL AT
                    REQUEST...OTHERWISE 7400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 AT REQUEST...MAX 5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 57.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2400 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 84.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...EIIFC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.IRELA.01/PIH