FNUS75 KPIH 261431
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR 210 ROAD...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
831 AM MDT FRI JUL 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0804 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE
OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SUPPORT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
OVER AND EAST OF THE FIRE THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE BEGINS TO
BREAK DOWN SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MIGRATES EAST
ACROSS CANADA AND AN ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT PRESSES
INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE FIRE AREA WITH A WIND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST SOMETIME
BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM MDT SATURDAY PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOOK
FOR BREEZY BUT COOLER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX AROUND 87.
RH..................MIN AROUND 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BY NOON WITH GUSTS 20 TO
                    25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................4 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800 FT AGL AT REQUEST...INCREASING TO 9200 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MAX 5.
LAL.................2 THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........WARMER WITH A MIN 40 TO 45.
RH..................DRIER WITH A MAX 60 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR
                    25 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BELOW THE
                    INVERSION BUT CONTINUING WEST 5 TO 15 MPH
                    ABOVE THE INVERSION OVERNIGHT.  WIND GUSTS TO
                    40 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................7 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT IN THE STANLEY BASIN.
MIXING WINDS........WEST TO 10 MPH ABOVE THE INVERSION.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81 TO 84.
RH..................MIN 14 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH LATER IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 3 PM MDT. WIND
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................8 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................3 TO 4.

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FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...FILBERT   IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130726.210RO.01/PIH