FNUS75 KPIH 081540
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR MABEY...EIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
940 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIDELY
SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

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

.DISCUSSION...A SURGE OF MONSOON MOISTURE COMBINED WITH A WAVE MOVING
IN FROM THE SOUTH WILL KICK OFF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO THE
EVENING HOURS. STORMS WILL PRODUCE MOSTLY LIGHT RAINFALL AND WIND
GUSTS OVER 40MPH...ALTHOUGH A BRIEF HEAVIER DOWNPOUR CANNOT BE
RULED OUT. BEHIND THAT...A DRY SLOT WILL WORK IN FROM THE SOUTH
AND A SIMILAR PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AND LIKELY
BEYOND. STRONG MIXING WILL OCCUR UNDER THE DRY SLOT TOMORROW SO
GUSTY WINDS WILL PICK UP AROUND NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH BEGINNING AROUND NOON MDT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVERNIGHT UP TO 16 MPH.
CWR.................9 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................3...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
                    30 MPH BEGINNING AROUND NOON MDT.
CWR.................3 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...DAN ZAJANC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.MABEY.01/PIH