FNUS75 KPIH 041115
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
515 AM MDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0433 MDT ON OCTOBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN SHOWERS ARE MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AND
EXPECTED TO BECOME NUMEROUS IN THE FIRE AREA AFTER NOON TIME
THROUGH 1900 THIS EVENING. A SHORT BREAK IN ACTIVITY UNTIL EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING WHEN THE MAIN PACIFIC LOW BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND.
SNOW LEVELS LOWER TO ABOUT 9300 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WARM
GROUND TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN LITTLE ACCUMULATION. SNOW
LEVELS CONTINUE TO MOVE LOWER...ABOUT 8500 FEET WEDNESDAY. LIQUID
PRECIPITATION TODAY SHOULD BE .04 TO .09 INCH AND .1 TO .2 INCH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 7000 FT 49-53F.
    AT 9000 FT 41-43F.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 7000 FT 50-54 PERCENT.
    AT 9000 FT 65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH GUST 25 MPH...SHIFTING
    SOUTHWEST AFTER 1500.
CWR.................62 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4100-4300 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................46 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 7000 FT 44-48.
    AT 9000 FT 37-40F.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 7000 FT 60-65 PERCENT.
                    AT 9000 FT 74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................84 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500-3500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 17 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...LYNN BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111004.SALTF.01/PIH