FNUS75 KPIH 020937
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
337 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1941 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A STRONG AND MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN
POSITIONED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY PROMOTING ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS. SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
AND HIGHER HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY. A SUBSTANTIALLY
HIGHER THREAT OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY
AS A PAC DISTURBANCE BREAKS INLAND. EXPECT WIDESPREAD SHOWER
ACTIVITY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE GREAT BASIN. EXPECT UPWARDS OF 1 INCH OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION OVER THE TWO DAY PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-72 AT 7000 MSL
                    65-68 AT 8000 MSL
                    60-63 AT 9000 MSL
MIN HUMIDITY........17-19 PERCENT BELOW 8000 MSL
                    27-30 PERCENT AT 9000 MSL
WIND (20 FT)........BELOW 8000 MSL...UPSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL
                    1100 MDT THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ABOVE 8000 MSL...SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 16 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-8200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BELOW 8000 MSL...WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AFTER 2100
                    MDT 4 TO 7 MPH.
                    ABOVE 8000 MSL...SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH BELOW 8000 MSL. SOUTH AROUND 25
                    MPH ABOVE 8000 MSL.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72 AT 7000 MSL
                    63-68 AT 8000 MSL
                    58-63 AT 9000 MSL
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT BELOW 8000 MSL
                    27-31 PERCENT AT 9000 MSL
WIND (20 FT)........BELOW 8000 MSL...UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL AROUND
                    NOON THEN SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ABOVE 8000 MSL...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 18 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400-9700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 33 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...KBURNS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111001.SALTF.03/PIH