FNUS75 KPIH 131209
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIP ISLAND...U.S. FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
609 AM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1811 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A MINOR DISTURBANCE PASSING FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA TO
MONTANA TODAY WILL HELP SHIFT THE MOISTURE RICH AIR OVER SOUTHEAST
IDAHO MORE TO THE SOUTH. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP A LITTLE TO THE SOUTH OF THE SHIP ISLAND FIRE.
OTHERWISE...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES ABOUT 2 DEGREES WARMER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
                    OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND
6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...MAINLY SOUTH OF THE FIRE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50.
RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...ERIC PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110912.SHIPI.01/PIH