FNUS75 KPIH 201932
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAKE...SALMON CHALLIS NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
132 PM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1253 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...DRY WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL PREVAIL TODAY. THE
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS HAS BEEN DELAYED UNTIL WEDNESDAY.
THEREFORE MINIMUM HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND 10
PERCENT WITH GUSTY WINDS AT RIDGE TOP TO ABOUT 20 TO 25 MPH.
MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR OVER NEVADA AND UTAH WILL OVER SPREAD THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF IDAHO ON WEDNESDAY BRINGING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. THURSDAY LOOK FOR AN EVEN BETTER CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WITH LOCALIZED HEAVY RAIN FALL. FLASH FLOODING OVER
BURN SCARS COULD BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY. LOOK FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS FOR WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS
THE UPPER LEVEL MOVES OVER WESTERN IDAHO.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79 TO 83.
RH..................MIN 10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH. SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS NEAR 20 TO 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 50 TO 55.
RH..................MAX 52 TO 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    AREAS OF SMOKE THROUGH THE DAY. SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70 TO 74.
RH..................MIN 18 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3 TO 6 MPH. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 15 MPH. EXPECT OUTFLOW GUSTS
                    OF 40 TO 45 MPH IN AND AROUND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................35 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4.
LAL.................2.

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FORECASTER...WYATT
REQUESTED BY...RILEY ROADES
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.LAKE_.02/PIH