FNUS75 KPIH 201146
FWSPIH

SPOT FORECAST FOR LODGEPOLE FIRE...CIIFC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
546 AM MDT TUE AUG 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0115 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 25 MPH. MOIST AND
UNSTABLE AIR OVER NEVADA AND UTAH WILL OVER SPREAD THE SOUTHERN
HALF OF IDAHO ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. AREAS
                    OF SMOKE IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 7500 FT MAX 84 TO 87.
RH..................AT 7500 FT MIN 8 TO 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
  x09x09    RIDGE TOP WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 GUST 25 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........WEST 9 TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 55 TO 57.
RH..................MAX 30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH.
                    RIDGE TOP WINDS WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1800 FT AGL AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING WINDS........WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................1.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........AT 7500 FT MAX 80 TO 83.
RH..................AT 7500 FT MIN 10 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
x09x09    RIDGE TOP WINDS NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 GUST 20 MPH.x09
CWR.................17 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
LAL.................2...THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...SURVICK
REQUESTED BY...RILEY RHOADES- IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130820.LODGE.01/PIH