FNUS75 KPIH 091147
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
547 AM MDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2043 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HIGH PRESSURE
OVER MONTANA WILL PUSH SOME MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR TOWARDS THE
FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE LAPSE RATES ARE STEEP AND
COMBINED WITH SOME OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS OF THE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL
BRING ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. GUST POTENTIAL WITH THESE
STORMS WILL BE LIMITED TO AROUND 35 MPH. PRECIPITATION FROM
SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE LIMITED TO A TRACE TO .02 INCH. A LITTLE
DRIER AIR NOSES IN FROM MONTANA ON SATURDAY AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON SHOULD BE WELL WEST OF THE FIRE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN 1300 AND 2300.  AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 6 TO 7
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL
                    2300 HOURS...THEN MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110908.WILLO.01/PIH