FNUS75 KPIH 031206
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
606 AM MDT SAT SEP 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0535 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE HIGH BUILDING ACROSS MONTANA WILL PROMOTE
NORTHEAST GRADIENT WINDS ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY. AS THE HIGH
SLIPS SOUTH INTO WYOMING TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHEAST. BY
SUNDAY...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE GREAT
BASIN WHICH SHOULD PROMOTE A RETURN TO LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND
BUT LOOK FOR A CHANCE OF CONVECTION MONDAY AFTERNOON AS SUB-TROPICAL
MOISTURE LIFTS NORTH OUT OF THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56 TO 59 AT 8000 MSL.
                    MAX 66 TO 70 AT 6000 MSL.
RH..................MIN 22 TO 26 PERCENT AT 8000 MSL.
                    MIN 12 TO 17 PERCENT AT 6000 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 12 MPH. WINDS MAY GUST AS
                    HIGH AS 30 MPH PARTICULARLY WHERE LOCAL
                    TERRAIN FUNNELING IS MOST PRONOUNCED.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36 TO 40.
RH..................MAX 63 TO 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST AT 6 TO 12 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61 TO 64 AT 8000 MSL.
                    MAX 71 TO 75 AT 6000 MSL.
RH..................MIN 19 TO 23 PERCENT AT 8000 MSL.
                    MIN 9 TO 14 PERCENT AT 6000 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH OR UPSLOPE WINDS AT 3 TO 7
                    MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110903.SADDL.01/PIH