FNUS75 KPIH 160938
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHIP ISLAND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
338 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1806 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE FIRE
SITE MAINLY IN THE MORNING AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO
MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT.  EXPECT
DRYING TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................34 PERCENT DECREASING TO 11 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...ERIC PETERSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.SHIPI.01/PIH