FNUS75 KPIH 032134
FWSPIH

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1442 MDT ON OCTOBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PATTERN CHANGE IS COMING THIS WEEK AS A STRONG PACIFIC
SYSTEM WILL MOVE ON SHORE AND BRING SOME PRECIPITATION.  STRONG SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND PUSH MOISTURE INTO THE
FIRE SITE.  MAY SEE SOME STEADY RAIN ON TUESDAY WITH MORE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.  THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION MAY STAY TO THE SOUTH
OF THE FIRE SITE BUT STILL EXPECT WETTING RAINS WITH MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES MOVING IN WITH ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET POSSIBLE SEEING
SOME SNOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE
                    NIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 84 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.  GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT INCREASING TO 32 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................4...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52.
RH..................MIN 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
CWR.................44 PERCENT INCREASING TO 59 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 20 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KAISER
REQUESTED BY...LYNN BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111003.SALTF.02/PIH