FNUS75 KPIH 302100 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW CANYON...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 300 PM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1437 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS... .DISCUSSION...THE HIGH PRESSURE THAT HAS BEEN OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO FOR THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WILL BE PUSHED SLOWLY OUT DURING THE WEEKEND. ON SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BRING IN UNSTABLE AIR AND GENERATE SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE INCIDENT AREA. CLOUDIER AND WETTER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURE.........8700 FT ELEVATION...MIN 46. RH..................8700 FT ELEVATION...MAX 53 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH, BY 0300 BECOMING 10 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. CWR.................5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........5. LAL.................1. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY, BY 1600 BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS UP TO 40 MPH. TEMPERATURE.........8700 FT ELEVATION...MAX 62. RH..................8700 FT ELEVATION...MIN 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH, BY 1500 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TO 38 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........4. LAL.................3. $$ FORECASTER...MESSICK REQUESTED BY...JEFF LIDAY TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110930.WILLO.01/PIH