FNUS75 KPIH 232321
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGEPOLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
521 PM MDT TUE JUL 23 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1632 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...MID LEVEL MOISTURE BEGINNING TO MOVE IN TO THE AREA
AND CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO MOISTEN TOMORROW. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AS THE LOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT... WITH LIGHTNING
POSSIBLE AS WELL. HAINES INDEX VALUES REMAIN AT 6 BECAUSE STEEP
TEMPERATURE LAPSE RATES WILL CONTINUE AS THE ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO
MOISTEN. BEGINNING THURSDAY...ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT FOR
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA IN THE
AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH LITTLE RAIN ONCE AGAIN.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 52 TO 57.
RH..................MAX 24 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 25 MPH UNTIL 9 PM. THEN BECOMING DOWNVALLEY
                    AT 3 TO 7 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77 TO 83.
RH..................MIN 13 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 7 MPH UNTIL 10 AM. THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
                    GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53 TO 59.
RH..................MAX 40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                    UNTIL 9 PM. THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AT 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........6.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KEYES/PADIAN
REQUESTED BY...KEN LODA
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130723.LODGE.02/PIH