FNUS75 KPIH 142150 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR FALL CREEK...FS-CTF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 350 PM MDT WED SEP 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGING WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT BRINGING SOME DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAKING WAY FOR A MOIST COLD FRONT DUE ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT APPROACHES AND REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH FRIDAY. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71 TO 75. RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH AT 4 TO 8 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49 TO 53. RH..................MAX 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH. CWR.................2 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61 TO 65. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................17 PERCENT INCREASING TO 75 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WYATT REQUESTED BY...BOBETTE ROWE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110915.FALLC.01/PIH