FNUS75 KPIH 220053
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGEPOLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
653 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1821 MDT ON JULY 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A DRY AND WARM WESTERLY FLOW CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE
WEATHER. EXPECT CLEAR SKIES AND GUSTY WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. SMOKE
MAY SETTLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT BUT SHOULD MIX OUT
AROUND NOON. HAINES INDEX VALUES EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT 5 OR 6 FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS... AS LOW RH VALUES AND STEEP TEMPERATURES LAPSE
RATES CONTINUE. CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO MOISTEN SOMEWHAT BEGINNING
SOMETIME WEDNESDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40 TO 47.
RH..................MAX 63 TO 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                    UNTIL 9 PM. THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 6.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 85 TO 90.
RH..................MIN 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 UNTIL NOON. THEN BECOMING WEST
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41 TO 47.
RH..................MAX 60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
                    MPH UNTIL 9 PM. THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO
                    6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 6.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...PADIAN/VALLE
REQUESTED BY...KEN LODA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130721.LODGE.01/PIH