FNUS75 KPIH 171151
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR PAPOOSE...BLM-SAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
551 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0505 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE NEAR THE COAST WILL CROSS
THE PAN HANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SURFACE COLD FRONT
DEVELOPING NEAR LEWISTON. THE FRONT WILL SETTLE
SOUTHWARD...CROSSING THE FIRE AREA ABOUT 2000 HOURS BRINGING A
WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON WITH PRECIPITATION ONLY A TRACE TO 0.01 INCHES.
WESTERLY WINDS PREVAIL SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 2 DEGREES COOLER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
                    OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 93-97 AT 3500 MSL.
x09x09    MAX 78-81 AT 7500 MSL.
RH..................MIN 8-13 PERCENT AT 3500 MSL.
x09x09    MIN 9-14 PERCENT AT 7500 MSL.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS WEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST 6 TO 11 MPH
x09x09    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
x09x09    RIDGE TOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 GUST UP TO 30 MPH. x09
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1...THEN 2 IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING CLEAR. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    EVENING. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    PATCHY SMOKE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 6 TO 7 MPH GUST 25 MPH SHIFTING TO
NORTHWEST ABOUT 2000 HOURS THEN DECREASING TO VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2...THEN 1 AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 91-95 AT 3500 MSL.
x09x09    MAX 77-80 AT 7500 MSL.
RH..................MIN 10-14 PERCENT AT 3500 MSL.
x09x09    MIN 9-13 PERCENT AT 7500 MSL.MIN 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH UNTIL 1200 HOURS...THEN BECOMING
x09x09    WEST 5 TO 9 MPH GUST 20 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 GUST UP TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...HULL
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130817.PAPOO.01/PIH