FNUS75 KPIH 221402
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADLEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
802 AM MDT MON JUL 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0722 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND VERY DRY WESTERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE PUSHING EAST THROUGH CANADA TODAY WILL HELP TO
ENHANCE WINDS AT RIDGE TOP...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.
LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO EXPAND
SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TURN MORE
WEST TO NORTHWEST AND BECOME LIGHTER AS THE RIDGE REBUILDS ACROSS THE
AREA. LIMITED MONSOON MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH THROUGH
CALIFORNIA AND INTO CENTRAL IDAHO WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK PRODUCING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
FIRE AREA EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........4 TO 7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH PARTICULARLY ACROSS EXPOSED
                    SLOPES AND WEST-EAST ORIENTED VALLEYS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON (AFTER 1100 MDT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-7500 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR WITH AREAS OF SMOKE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
                    VALLEYS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30 TO 35 IN THE VALLEYS...40 TO 45 IN THE THERMAL
                    BELT.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 85 PERCENT IN THE VALLEYS...AROUND 55 PERCENT
                    NEAR THE THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SLOPE/VALLEY WINDS 3 TO 8 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000-7000 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130722.BRADL.01/PIH