FNUS75 KPIH 071126
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
526 AM MDT WED SEP 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0454 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR HAINES INDEX OF 6 IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO ZONE 475...

.DISCUSSION...EASTERLY TRANSPORT WINDS OF 2 TO 5 MPH ASSOCIATED
WITH A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE IN EASTERN MONTANA IS PUSHING DRIER AIR
INTO THE SADDLE MOUNTAIN FIRE AREA TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 1 DEGREE HIGHER WHILE HUMIDITY WILL BE
5 TO 7 PERCENT LOWER. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY, BUT
THE HAINES INDEX REMAINS A WEAK 6 WITH SOME DIURNAL TENDENCY
TOWARDS A 5 IN THE OVER NIGHT HOURS. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HAZE.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71.
RH..................MIN 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. HAZE IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58.
RH..................MAX 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 1
                    TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110907.SADDL.01/PIH