FNUS75 KPIH 120233 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR SAND DUNE...EIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 833 PM MDT SUN SEP 11 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1959 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 11. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... .DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE NEAR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA IS THE DOMINANT FEATURE IMPACTING WEATHER IN THE AREA OF THE SAND DUNE FIRE. MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR ALREADY IN THE AREA WILL IMPACT THE AREA TONIGHT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THIS LOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE FIRE SITE TOMORROW AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING WITH WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49 TO 53. RH..................MAX 78 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH. LOOK FOR GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................15 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78 TO 82. RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................28 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1...THEN 3 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .MONDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47 TO 51. RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOOK FOR GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................9 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................3...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ FORECASTER...WYATT REQUESTED BY...IC TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110911.SANDD.01/PIH