FNUS75 KPIH 111523
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPOOSE...SALMON CHALLIS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
923 AM MDT THU JUL 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON JULY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IS STREAMING THROUGH THE
SALMON-CHALLIS NF TODAY, BUT THERE IS ENOUGH HIGH CLOUD COVER TO
KEEP THE ATMOSPHERE MAINLY STABLE.  HOWEVER, ANY BREAK IN THE CLOUDS
THIS AFTERNOON COULD MEAN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THAT COULD
PRODUCE STRONG AND ERRATIC WINDS AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  THE BIGGEST
THREAT FOR THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS WHEN THE CLOUDS START TO
THIN OUT SOME...AFTER 1500 TODAY, WITH THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT
ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH THE
IDAHO PANHANDLE AND MONTANA WILL INCREASE THE WIND TODAY, BUT KEEP
IT FROM THE SOUTHWEST. AN ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE AGAIN ON FRIDAY, BUT MUCH OF THE MOISTURE WILL HAVE MOVED
TO THE EAST AND OUT OF THE SALMON-CHALLIS NF. AFTERNOONS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE WINDY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT
                     CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS STARTING AROUND 1500.
TEMPERATURE.........9100 FT ELEVATION...MAX 66 OCCURING AROUND NOON,
                     THEN COOLING.
RH..................9100 FT ELEVATION...MIN 23 PERCENT OCCURING
                     AROUND NOON, THEN INCREASING HUMIDITY AFTER.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE...SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22
                     MPH, BY 1400 INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TO
                     38 MPH.
                    RIDGE WIND...SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 26
                     MPH, BY 1100 INCREASING TO 12 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO
                     34 MPH.  BY 1500, RIDGE WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     16 TO 24 MPH GUSTS TO 46 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                     THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........9100 FT ELEVATION...MIN 48.
RH..................9100 FT ELEVATION...MAX 62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 30
                     MPH, BY 2100 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 8 MPH GUSTS
                     TO 14 MPH. BY MIDNIGHT, MID-SLOPE WIND BECOMING
                     SOUTH 1 TO 6 MPH.
                    RIDGE WIND...SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO
                     34 MPH, BY 2100 DECREASING TO 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS
                     TO 26 MPH.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........9100 FT ELEVATION...MAX 65.
RH..................9100 FT ELEVATION...MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE...SOUTH 2 TO 8 MPH GUSTS TO 14 MPH, BY
                     1000 BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 26
                     MPH. BY 1400 MID-SLOPE WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                     12 TO 18 MPH GUSTS TO 34 MPH.
                    RIDGE WIND...SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 22
                     MPH, BY 1000 INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH GUSTS
                     TO 38 MPH. BY 1500, RIDGE WIND BECOMING
                     SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH GUSTS TO 46 MPH.
CWR.................ZERO.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...MESSICK
REQUESTED BY...RILEY ROADES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130711.PAPOO.01/PIH