FNUS75 KPIH 151330
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR UPPER LITTLE WOOD  2...SAWTOOTH NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
730 AM MDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER RIDGING WILL QUICKLY PASS THROUGH THE AREA TODAY
AS CLOUDS INCREASE AFTER IT PASSES THROUGH. SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
RAIN WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TOMORROW AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE AREA. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM
0.2 INCH TO 0.3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE RIDGETOPS. CLOUDS WILL BEGIN CLEARING OUT OF THE
AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AFTER NOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS NORTHWEST AT 6 MPH AT
                    IGNITION...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5
                    MPH...THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 7 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 1100 FT AGL
                    INCREASING TO 8100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 AT IGNITION...MAX 4.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED
                    RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 24 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HINSBERGER
REQUESTED BY...MICHELLE ERDIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110915.UPPER.01/PIH