FNUS75 KBOI 221544
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWMAN ADMIN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
944 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...
...COLD FRONT TOMORROW MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
INSTABILITY AND MOISTURE WILL COMBINE TODAY FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LOCALIZED NEAR STORMS BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BE
IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RIVER CANYON AND SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION OF THE DRAINAGES
NORTH OF LOWMAN. LOOK FOR GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH NEAR THE SOUTH FORK WITH UP TO
25 MPH AT RIDGE-TOPS. A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING WITH
GUSTY WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN...AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH. THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
WILL BE MUCH COOLER AND UNSETTLED WITH RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...25 ON RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1700 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....REMAINING UPCANYON WEST 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...200 FAIR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 48.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...GUY BLOM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LOWMA.01/BOI