FNUS75 KPIH 281334
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALSTEAD...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
734 AM MDT SAT JUL 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0707 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WITH MORE STABLE AIR MOVING INTO CENTRAL IDAHO
OVERNIGHT, THERE SHOULD BE LESS THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE THIS
AFTERNOON.  THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO AREAS EAST AND NORTH
OF THE INCIDENT AREA TODAY AND TONNIGHT, AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.  AFTERNOON AND EVENING CLOUD BUILD UPS COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY WIND IN A DOWNDRAFT AND SHOULD BE MONITORED BY LOOKOUTS.  HIGH
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY, KEEPING HUMIDITY
DRY, BUT THE RISK OF LIGHTNING LOW.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY, BY 1400 BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY WITH
                     AFTERNOON TOWERING CUMULUS UNTIL 1800.
TEMPERATURE.........7900 FT ELEVATION...MAX 76.
RH..................7900 FT ELEVATION...MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 1 TO 4 MPH, BY 0900 BECOMING VARIABLE
                     UP TO 4 MPH.  BY 1400, WIND BECOMING WEST
                     6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR, BY MIDNIGHT BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........7900 FT ELEVATION...MIN 48.
RH..................7900 FT ELEVATION...MAX 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH, BY 2000
                     BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH GUSTS TO
                     18 MPH.  BY MIDNIGHT, WIND BECOMING
                     NORTHEAST 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. BY
                     0300, WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 1 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........7900 FT ELEVATION...MAX 78.
RH..................7900 FT ELEVATION...MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 1 TO 4 MPH, BY 1100 BECOMING SOUTH
                     1 TO 5 MPH. BY 1400, WIND BECOMING
                     SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MESSICK
REQUESTED BY...DAVID LEE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120728.HALST.01/PIH