FNUS75 KPIH 082029
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOT WELL...SCIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
229 PM MDT WED AUG 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1216 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS MOVED EAST
ALLOWING SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. WITH ADDED
INSTABILITY FROM A TROUGH MOVING OVER SW CANADA EXPECT WIDELY
SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH MODERATE TO STRONG OUTFLOW
WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY. LOOK FOR MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS
THURSDAY WITH WEAK RIDGING BUILDING BACK IN. THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY LOOK FOR A REPEAT OF WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS AS A PACIFIC TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 89 TO 93.
RH..................MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 15 MPH.  EXPECTS OUTFLOW WINDS OF
                    30 TO 40 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST AROUND 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EARLY EVENING.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 71 TO 75.
RH..................MAX 40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH...THEN BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................4...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87 TO 91.
RH..................MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13300 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120808.HOTWE.01/PIH