FNUS75 KPIH 251712
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR BRADLEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1112 AM MDT THU JUL 25 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1020 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT WORKING INTO THE FIRE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINED POSITIONED OVER THE
GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING AS SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE ROTATED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE PRESENCE OF MOISTURE WILL HELP TO SUPPORT
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER AND EAST OF THE FIRE
TODAY AND AGAIN FRIDAY. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO COLLAPSE FRIDAY NIGHT AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MIGRATE EAST THROUGH WESTERN CANADA.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT FRIDAY
NIGHT AND INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE COLD FRONT SHEARS
INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME...THE FRONT IS ANTICIPATED
TO REACH THE FIRE AREA SOMETIME BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM MDT SATURDAY
WITH A SHIFT IN THE WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON OVER AND EAST
                    OF THE FIRE AREA.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    WIND GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTS
                    UP TO 40 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100-11100 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...
                    THEN PARTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT BELOW THE THERMAL BELT...40 TO 45
                    PERCENT ABOVE THE THERMAL BELT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 6
                    MPH OVERNIGHT. WINDS ABOVE 7000 MSL OR THERMAL BELT
                    MAY REMAIN ACTIVE OVERNIGHT FROM THE WEST 5 TO 15 MPH.
                    WIND GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO
                    40 MPH.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1700 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO AROUND 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200-11200 FT AGL.
MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...JAN WILLIAMS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130725.BRADL.01/PIH