FNUS75 KPIH 020008
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
608 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1751 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS SET UP OVER THE REGION
AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING PACIFIC TROF.  WITH THE SOUTHERLY FLOW
EXPECT UNSTABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAY WITH A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS AND SHOWERS DAILY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15
                    MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 49.
RH..................MAX 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...JESSE BENDER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111001.SALTF.02/PIH