FNUS75 KPIH 301545
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SADDLE COMPLEX...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
945 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0914 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...CLOUDINESS AND MOISTURE HAS ALREADY STARTED TO MOVE
INTO CENTRAL IDAHO AS A LOW MOVES CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST.  WHILE
LITTLE IS EXPECTED IN PRECIPITATION TODAY, CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
TONIGHT AND REMAIN ON SATURDAY.  THE CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES MILD AND CREATE POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY.  WIND WILL ALSO
BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY, BY 1100 BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....8000 FT ELEVATION...71.
MIN HUMIDITY........8000 FT ELEVATION...16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE...SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH GUSTS TO 16 MPH, BY
                     1400 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO
                     26 MPH.
                    MID-SLOPE/VALLEY...DOWN VALLEY/DOWNSLOPE 1 TO
                     4 MPH, BECOMING UPSLOPE/UP VALLEY 2 TO 8 MPH
                     GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, BY 0300 BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....8000 FT ELEVATION...55.
MAX HUMIDITY........8000 FT ELEVATION...40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 26 MPH,
                     BY 2200 BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH GUSTS TO
                     14 MPH. BY 0300 RIDGE WIND BECOMING SOUTH 6
                     TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
                    MID-SLOPE/VALLEY...UP VALLEY/UPSLOPE 2 TO 8
                     MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH, BY 0300 BECOMING
                     SOUTH 2 TO 9 MPH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY, BY 1300 BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....8000 FT ELEVATION...69.
MIN HUMIDITY........8000 FT ELEVATION...25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........RIDGE...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH,
                     BY 1400 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH GUSTS
                     TO 34 MPH.
                    MID-SLOPE/VALLEY...SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH GUSTS TO
                     14 MPH, BY 1200 BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH
                     GUSTS TO 22 MPH.  BY 1400, SLOPE WIND
                     BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO
                     30 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...MESSICK
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110930.SADDL.02/PIH