FNUS75 KPIH 281152
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR HALSTEAD...CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
552 AM MDT FRI SEP 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2001 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE FIRE SITE TODAY.
SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. LITTLE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT RIDGE LEVEL THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REDEVELOP SATURDAY AND LAST
INTO MID WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX VALLEYS 66-72. RIDGES 56-62.
RH..................MIN VALLEYS 24-29 PERCENT. RIDGES 28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 0 TO 3 MPH IN VALLEYS BECOMING WEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH AT RIDGES BECOMING WEST
                    8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................11 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND
                    15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN VALLEYS 28-33. RIDGES 36-42.
RH..................MAX VALLEY 72-77 PERCENT. RIDGES 64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN VALLEYS WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
                    NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    AT RIDGES WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
CWR.................15 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120927.HALST.01/PIH