FNUS75 KPIH 011015
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
415 AM MDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2011 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH APPROACHING THE PACIFIC COAST
WILL ENHANCE THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT ACROSS CENTRAL IDAHO RESULTING
IN GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS TODAY. LITTLE IMPROVEMENT IN HUMIDITY
COUPLED WITH ONGOING FIRE ACTIVITY HAS RESULTED IN A RED FLAG
WARNING. INCREASING MID-LEVEL MOISTURE LIFTING NORTH INTO THE
REGION FROM NEVADA WILL HELP TO SUPPORT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY. A BRIEF RESPITE IS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AS A LOW SPINS UP OFF
THE NORTHWEST COAST PRIOR TO THE FIRST PUSH OF MOISTURE TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79 AT 7000 MSL
                    69-73 AT 8000 MSL
                    62-66 AT 9000 MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT AT 7000 MSL
                    16 TO 20 PERCENT AT 8000 MSL
                    22 TO 25 PERCENT AT 9000 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........ABOVE 8000 MSL...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15
                    MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    BELOW 8000 MSL...UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600-8800 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........ABOVE 8000 MSL...SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH
                    TO SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AT 5 TO 15 MPH.
                    BELOW 8000 MSL...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8
                    MPH OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76 AT 7000 MSL
                    66-70 AT 8000 MSL
                    59-64 AT 9000 MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT AT 7000 MSL
                    18 TO 22 PERCENT AT 8000 MSL
                    24 TO 27 PERCENT AT 9000 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110930.SALTF.02/PIH