FNUS75 KPIH 021006
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SAWMILL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
406 AM MDT SUN OCT 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
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 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 2 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION OVER THE
TWO DAY PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH
                    THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72 AT 7300 MSL
                    54-58 AT 9000 MSL
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT AT 7300 MSL
                    35-39 PERCENT AT 9000 MSL
WIND (20 FT)........BELOW 7000 MSL...VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH UNTIL 1000
                    MDT THEN BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ABOVE 7000 MSL...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-8000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BELOW 7000 MSL...DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2100
                    MDT.
                    ABOVE 7000 MSL...SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 1500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 23 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72 AT 7300 MSL
                    54-58 AT 9000 MSL
MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT AT 7300 MSL
                    37-41 PERCENT AT 9000 MSL
WIND (20 FT)........BELOW 7000 MSL...VARIABLE/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH UNTIL
                    1000 MDT THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    ABOVE 7000 MSL...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLEZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.SAWMI.01/PIH