FNUS75 KPIH 101035
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRCH...CIC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
435 AM MDT WED JUL 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2226 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A SLIGHT WARMING AND DRYING TREND CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY
ALONG WITH HIGH HAINES INDICES AT THE FIRE SITE. THERE IS A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF A DRY THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON. MONSOON MOISTURE WILL
CREEP NORTH TOWARD THE FIRE SITE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY...WITH AN
INCREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
STORMS WILL REMAIN MAINLY DRY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93 TO 97.
RH..................MIN 8 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 58 TO 63.
RH..................MAX 76 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 87 TO 92.
RH..................MIN 14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................12 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1...THEN 6 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARMON
REQUESTED BY...BIRCH IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130709.BIRCH.02/PIH