FNUS75 KPIH 131218
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
618 AM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0543 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
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. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH
    OF THE FIRE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST AT 2 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3 AT REQUEST...MAX 3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 43 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.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.SADDL.01/PIH