FNUS75 KPIH 051040
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SALT FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
440 AM MDT WED OCT 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0408 MDT ON OCTOBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS A PACIFIC LOW
MOVES INLAND AND TRACKS TO WYOMING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW
LEVELS FALL TO AROUND 8200 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND NEAR 7000 FEET
ON THURSDAY. WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
TOTAL LIQUID PRECIPITATION MAYBE ONE INCH TO 1.5 INCH OVER 36
HOURS. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE A HALF FOOT ABOVE 8500 FEET...BUT THE
GROUND IS WARM AND SOME MELTING SHOULD TAKE PLACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW SHOWERS AND
                    ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 7000 FEET MAX 44F.
    AT 9000 FEET MAX 38F.
RH..................AT 7000 FEET MIN 71 PERCENT.
         AT 9000 FEET MIN 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN 30 MPH LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................90 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 21 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE EVENING. SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 6
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................72 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 7000 FEET MAX 35F.
    AT 9000 FEET MAX 31F.
RH..................AT 7000 FEET MIN 80 PERCENT.
          AT 9000 FEET MIN 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH.
CWR.................65 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...LYNN BENNETT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111005.SALTF.01/PIH