FNUS75 KPIH 031211
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
611 AM MDT MON OCT 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0526 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...INITIAL DISTURBANCE SPINS OFF THE PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL LOWERS TO NEAR 10000 FT BY TUESDAY MORNING
AND 9000 FT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECIPITATION FROM SHOWERS ESTIMATE
.02 TO .06 INCH TONIGHT...AND UP TO .05 INCH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1600.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 7000 FT 69-73F
                    AT 9000 FT 59-62F.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 7000 FT 23-29 PERCENT.
    AT 9000 FT 28-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 28 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43F.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
                    MPH.
CWR.................32 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN LIKELY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 7000 FT 38-41F.
        AT 9000 FT 33-36F.
MIN HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CWR.................59 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...LYNN BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.SALTF.01/PIH