FNUS75 KPIH 021632
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE TOP...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1032 AM MDT THU AUG 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1013 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND
LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AS A STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES EASTERN IDAHO. WITH SOME CONTINUED MIXING TONIGHT ESPECIALLY
AT THE HIGHER END OF THE FIRE...WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED FOR
MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY ARRIVES FOR FRIDAY AND WINDS
GRADUALLY DECREASING DURING THE DAY. CALM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
BUT MONSOON MOISTURE RETURNS BY SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR A
RENEWED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 PH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35
                    MPH IN THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    23 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120802.RIDGE.01/PIH