FNUS75 KPIH 101354
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
754 AM MDT SAT SEP 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...THE FLOW WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY AS LOW
PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE STATE BECOMES THE DOMINANT WEATHER
FEATURE. EASTERLY WINDS AT THAT ELEVATION SHOULD FOLLOW THIS WIND PATTERN
CHANGE OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS WELL. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL PUSH NORTHWARD
INTO THE AREA WITH AFTERNOON HEATING SUNDAY PRODUCING THE BEST CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT RAINFALL ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-7 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 11 MPH INCREASING TO 6-11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 19 MPH BY 1300 MDT.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900-10300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 6-11 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 19 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 13 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-9 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 14 MPH THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...MARTELL GIBBONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110910.WILLO.01/PIH