FNUS75 KPIH 152258
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
458 PM MDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1638 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA LATER TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING MORE WIDESPREAD AND WETTING RAINS TO THE AREA
BEFORE BECOMING MORE SHOWERY BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH
6 PM FRIDAY ARE FORECASTED TO BE BETWEEN 0.20-0.35 INCHES. IT IS POSSIBLE WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING FRIDAY NIGHT THAT ANY LINGERING SHOWERS
AFTER MIDNIGHT COULD BE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 18 MPH
                    THIS EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................48 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 14 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................44 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........DECREASING CLOUDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. A 10 PERCENT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 7 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.SADDL.02/PIH