FNUS75 KPIH 100846
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH TOPONTS...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
246 AM MDT FRI AUG 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2153 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE LIFTING NORTHEAST OUT OF
NEVADA WILL FUEL INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AS A PACIFIC TROUGH ADVANCES THROUGH OREGON. LOWER
LEVELS WILL REMAIN SUFFICIENTLY DRY SUPPORTING GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
UP TO 50 MPH NEAR STRONGER STORMS. A DRIER WEST FLOW IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE BY
                    0800 MDT. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH MIXING
                    DOWN INTO THE FIRE ENVIRONMENT AFTER 1100 MDT
                    THEN BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
                    EXPECT GENERAL WIND GUSTS TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR STRONGER STORMS
                    PASSING OVER OR NEAR THE FIRE.
CWR.................26 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-64 PERCENT...POSSIBLY MUCH HIGHER IF YOU
                    RECEIVE WETTING RAINS DURING THE DAY.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS DECREASING AND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/VARIABLE
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER 2100 MDT.
CWR.................14 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................4...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/SOUTHEAST WINDS UP TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................1 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...LOGAN HARDING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120809.SOUTH.03/PIH