FNUS75 KPIH 061116
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SHALE BUTTE...SCIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
516 AM MDT MON AUG 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0454 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING NORTHWARD THROUGH
SOUTHERN IDAHO TODAY WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EARLY THIS MORNING NEAR THE FIRE. BY MID MORNING THIS FEATURE WILL BE
NORTH OF THE FIRE. WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY BY LATE
MORNING WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 25 MPH.  WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS
EVENING AROUND SUNSET AND BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MIDNIGHT. EXPECT
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 96-98.
RH..................MIN 8-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59-61.
RH..................MAX 44-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH. BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 98-100.
RH..................MIN 6-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 8 MPH UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HAZEN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120806.SHALE.01/PIH