FNUS75 KPIH 231213
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPOOSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
613 AM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1906 MDT ON JULY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN EXPANDS NORTH INTO
IDAHO TODAY BRINGING SCATTERED HIGH THIN CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS TODAY UNDER THE RIDGE WILL BE LIGHTER BOTH AT THE SURFACE
AND ALOFT, BUT SURFACE HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON WILL STILL GIVE
RISE TO GUSTINESS ON CANYON WALLS. ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN HIGH
CLOUDS WITH A FEW MID LEVEL CLOUDS IS EXPECTED. THE PLANNING
FORECAST ISSUED THIS MORNING MENTIONS THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER HIGHER TERRAIN, BUT INSTABILITY FOR THIS IS
VERY WEAK AND CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN IS LOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 5000 FEET 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 5000 FEET 9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH, BY 1200 BECOMING
x09x09x09UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH GUST TO 18 MPH.
x09x09    CONFLUENCE OF BIG CREEK AND MIDDLE FORK
x09x09x09SALMON DRAINAGE 1 TO 4 MPH.
x09x09x09BY 1400 VARIABLE TO UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH GUST 18 MPH.
x09x09    RIDGE TOPS VARIABLE TO NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH.
x09x09x09BY 1100 NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH GUST 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT 5000 FEET 34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING DOWN SLOPE/DOWN CANYON 1 TO 4 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 5000 FEET AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MID-SLOPE DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH, BY 1200 BECOMING
x09x09x09UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH GUST TO 18 MPH.
x09x09    CONFLUENCE OF BIG CREEK AND MIDDLE FORK
x09x09x09SALMON DRAINAGE 1 TO 4 MPH, BY 1200 UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
x09x09x093 TO 6 MPH GUST 20 MPH. ON THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE
x09x09x09SALMON LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING LOOK FOR NORTH WINDS
x09x09x092 TO 5 MPH.
x09x09    RIDGE TOPS WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH, BY 1300
               x09x09NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH GUST 20 MPH.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...BEN NEWBURN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130722.PAPOO.02/PIH