FNUS75 KPIH 181214
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGEPOLE FIRE...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
614 AM MDT SUN AUG 18 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1927 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL PROVIDE A LOW HAINES
INDEX TODAY AND MORE STABLE AIR. HOWEVER...AT THE SURFACE A
WESTERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY WILL FAVOR GUSTY WINDS IN
EAST TO WEST ORIENTED CANYONS OR ROCK FACINGS. THERE HAS BEEN NO
RAIN THE PAST FEW DAYS SO THE LOWER CANYONS WILL TEND TO HAVE
PERSISTENT LOWER HUMIDITY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75 TO 78.
RH..................MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CANYON BOTTOMS WEST 5 TO 10 GUST 20 MPH.
x09x09    RIDGE TOP WINDS NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH GUST 30 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 GUST 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 12 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 18 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48.
RH..................MAX 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
x09x09    RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 GUST 25 MPHx09
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 17 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76 TO 79.
RH..................MIN 14 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
      x09x09    RIDGE TOP WINDS WEST 12 TO 18 GUST 28 MPH.
CWR.................2 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH INCREASING TO WEST
                    AROUND 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...DAN BARTEL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.LODGE.01/PIH