FNUS75 KPIH 141140
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPOOSE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
540 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0455 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR HIGH HAINES INDICES...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW
HUMIDITY...

.DISCUSSION...WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND
THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE EXPANDS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION.
HIGH HAINES INDICES ARE ANTICIPATED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WHILE THE
FLOW ALOFT GRADUALLY INCREASES EACH DAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE NORTHWEST COAST. THUS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR HIGH HAINES...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON WITH STRONGER WIND GUSTS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-92 AT 3500 MSL
                    79-83 AT 7500 MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT AT 3500 MSL
                    11-15 PERCENT AT 7500 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNCANYON 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER REACHES OF
                    THE MIDDLE FORK UNTIL 0900 MDT THEN BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 5 TO 10 MPH. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 4
                    TO 12 MPH ACROSS MID AND UPPER SLOPES WITH AN
                    OCCASIONAL GUST TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNCANYON 5 TO 15 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE LOWER
                    REACHES OF THE MIDDLE FORK AROUND MIDNIGHT.
                    DOWNSLOPE WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DEVELOPING NEAR MID
                    SLOPE WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 11
                    MPH ACROSS EXPOSED RIDGES OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94 AT 3500 MSL
                    81-85 AT 7500 MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT AT 3500 MSL
                    11-15 PERCENT AT 7500 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNCANYON 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE LOWER REACHES OF
                    THE MIDDLE FORK UNTIL 0900 MDT THEN BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 6 TO 11 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12
                    MPH ACROSS MID AND UPPER SLOPES WITH GUSTS OF
                    20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5-6.
LAL.................1.

$$
FORECASTER...HUSTON
REQUESTED BY...HULL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.PAPOO.01/PIH