FNUS75 KPIH 212200 FWSPIH SPOT FORECAST FOR WOLVERINE...EIIFC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 400 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1526 MDT ON JUNE 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT SHOULD BE GONE BY EARLY MORNING FRIDAY. THE AIR WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AND THE WIND WILL INCREASE IN EASTERN IDAHO ON FRIDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH CENTRAL IDAHO INTO MONTANA. THIS WILL BRING CONDITIONS VERY CLOSE TO CRITICAL CRITERIA WITH THE HUMIDITY JUST HOVERING ABOVE THE 15 PERCENT THRESHOLD. THE OTHER ITEM OF NOTE IS THAT THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE REACHING 6 TONIGHT AS THE AIR TURNS MORE UNSTABLE AND THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES EXTREMELY LOW. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAITS UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING AT THE EARLIEST. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86. RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 13 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5. LAL.................1. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53. RH..................MAX 50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 3 MPH, BY 2000 BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH. BY MIDNIGHT, WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. MIXING HEIGHT.......TOP OF INVERSION AT THE 7200 FT ELEVATION. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 28 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6. LAL.................1. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY, BY 0900 BECOMING SUNNY. AFTER 1600 BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY AGAIN. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85. RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO 18 MPH, BY 0900 BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 26 MPH. BY 1200, WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. CWR.................NEAR ZERO. MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 28 MPH. HAINES INDEX........6. LAL.................1. $$ FORECASTER...MESSICK REQUESTED BY...LARON JOHNSON TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120621.WOLVE.01/PIH