FNUS75 KPIH 041213
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
613 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0537 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS POSITIONED OVER THE NORTHERN GREAT
BASIN. VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY WAS NOTED OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL
NEGATIVELY IMPACT MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON. BY
MONDAY...A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL ROTATE INTO THE REGION BRINGING
INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY AS WELL AS MODERATE HAINES
INDICIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65 TO 70 AT 8000 MSL.
                    MAX 76 TO 81 AT 6000 MSL.
RH..................MIN 12 TO 17 PERCENT AT 8000 MSL.
                    MIN 6 TO 11 PERCENT AT 6000 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 10 MPH THIS
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT
                    4 TO 12 MPH AFTER 1400 MDT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42 TO 47.
RH..................MAX 30 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65 TO 70 AT 8000 MSL.
                    MAX 77 TO 82 AT 6000 MSL.
RH..................MIN 15 TO 20 PERCENT AT 8000 MSL
                    MIN 9 TO 14 PERCENT AT 6000 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.SADDL.01/PIH