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SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST BOISE UNIT...IDL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
110 PM PDT WED MAY 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
TODAY AND CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. THIS
WILL RESULT DRY WEATHER AND A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. TEMPERATURES
WILL SURGE WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THURSDAY...FRIDAY...AND
SATURDAY. LOOK FOR STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS AND PRONOUNCED THERMAL
BELTS BY FRIDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY MORNING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 4 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 1000 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GK
REQUESTED BY...RANDY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.WESTB.01/OTX