FNUS75 KPIH 022018
FWSPIH

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1350 MDT ON OCTOBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES...WINDS WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY
AT RIDGETOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SHOWER
ACTIVITY TONIGHT ALTHOUGH A SHOWER OR TWO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SHOWERS AND
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN AS THIS SYSTEM GETS CLOSER ALONG WITH SOME WEAK
INSTABILITY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT THANKS TO ATMOSPHERE REMAINING
FAIRLY MIXED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57 AT ALL ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT AT ALL ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........AT 7300 FEET...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 13 MPH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.
                    AT 8500 FEET...SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    30 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65 AT 8500 FEET.
                    71-76 AT 7300 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT AT 7300 FEET.
                    34-39 PERCENT AT 9000 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........AT 7300 FEET...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 13 MPH
                    IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    AT 8500 FEET...SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH
                    THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000-14000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...STEVE CLEZIE
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111002.SAWMI.02/PIH