FNUS75 KPIH 310342
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
942 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2109 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE AREA
TOMORROW BRINGING SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG WINDS AS IT
NEARS. THE INITIAL WAVE OF SHOWERS COULD BEGIN FORMING AS EARLY AS 6
AM WITH A SECOND WAVE COMING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS
PRECEDING THE FRONT SHOULD BEGIN AROUND MID DAY AND TAPER OFF AFTER
SUNSET.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46 TO 49.
RH..................MAX 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 9 MPH AT REQUEST...BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 AT REQUEST...MAX 5.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58 TO 62.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 31 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39 TO 43.
RH..................MAX 57 TO 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH
                    MID EVENING.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HINSBERGER
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.WILLO.02/PIH