FNUS75 KPIH 181000
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR CAVE CANYON...SCIDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
400 AM MDT SAT AUG 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1823 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY WEATHER TO
THE REGION ON SATURDAY. A WEAK FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON  SUNDAY. THIS
WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82 TO 87.
RH..................MIN 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    5 TO 8 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 59 TO 64.
RH..................MAX 33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 6 TO 10 MPH...GUSTS TO 15 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND
                    9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY.
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77 TO 82.
RH..................MIN 15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING UPSLOPE 4 TO 7
                    MPH BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........NORTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...VALLE
REQUESTED BY...OPERATIONS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.CAVEC.01/PIH