FNUS75 KPIH 141826
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LEMHI RIVER VALLEY...PHOTO SCIENCE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1226 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1149 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT
BRINGING SOME DRIER CONDITIONS. SOME SHOWERS MAY BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
SOUTHERN LEMHI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. A SMOKE LAYER MAY FORM AT AND
BELOW 1200 FT AGL OVERNIGHT...THEN DISPERSE AS TEMPERATURES WARM LATER
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD TOMORROW AS
MOISTURE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE AREA TOMORROW. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. RAINFALL IN
ADVANCE OF THE SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP SMOKE FROM BECOMING A PROBLEM.
WINDS OVER THE WEEKEND WILL BE GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND SUBSIDE AT
NIGHT...BUT SHOULD BE RATHER DRY. SMOKE IMPACTS WILL BE LIMITED
UNLESS NEW FIRES ARE IGNITED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY
    SOUTH OF THE AREA.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTH AT 4 MPH AT REQUEST...OTHERWISE
                    VARIABLE 4 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING WINDS........EAST AROUND 6 MPH.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47.
RH..................MAX 56 PERCENT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    AND GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.

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FORECASTER...HINSBERGER
REQUESTED BY...STEVE RABER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110914.LEMHI.01/PIH