FNUS75 KPIH 131025
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR BUTTE WSA...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
425 AM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2318 MDT ON JULY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE LEADING EDGE OF A STRONG MONSOONAL PUSH
SPREAD OVER THE FIRE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH DEEPER MOISTURE
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER
SHOULD INHIBIT STRONG SURFACE HEATING AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT
TODAY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS...MANY WITH WETTING RAINS ARE EXPECTED
SATURDAY AS THE DEEPER MOISTURE SPREADS INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 86.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO EAST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 56.
RH..................MAX 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY WITH A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79.
RH..................MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH 6 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2.
LAL.................2...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...DEREK MAUGHAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120712.CEDAR.01/PIH