FNUS75 KPIH 140126
FWSPIH

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1850 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGING IS BEGINNING TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE
AREA...BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EARLY
IN THE EVENING. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW. LOOK FOR DRY CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY.
THURSDAY LOOK FOR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF A MOIST COLD FRONT
ARRIVING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42 TO 46.
RH..................MAX 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING VARIABLE
                    3 TO 6 MPH. EXPECT GUSTS NEAR 25 MPH IN AND AROUND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 5000 FT AGL BECOMING 300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BY LATE AFTERNOON PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68 TO 72.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44 TO 48.
RH..................MAX 59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING SOUTH
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 6800 FT AGL BECOMING 500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...ERIC PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.SHIPI.02/PIH