FNUS75 KPIH 161657 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR MAPLE RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 1057 AM MDT FRI SEP 16 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN IDAHO WILL PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY WITH SOME VERY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 0.1 TO 0.3 INCHES TODAY. DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TOMORROW...BUT THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS LINGERING OVER THE MOUNTAINS IN THE MORNING. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67 TO 70. RH..................MIN 47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTHWEST AT 4 MPH AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH. CWR.................27 PERCENT INCREASING TO 38 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX........3 AT IGNITION...MAX 3. LAL.................2. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48 TO 51. RH..................MAX 87 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................19 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH. HAINES INDEX........2. LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64 TO 67. RH..................MIN 39 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................8 PERCENT. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST AROUND 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX........3. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...HINSBERGER REQUESTED BY...ROO PHELPS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110916.MAPLE.01/PIH