FNUS75 KBOI 260009
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
609 PM MDT SAT JUL 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1717 MDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NOT AS HOT OR DRY THE NEXT TWO DAYS...
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON/NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE SHOWS DRIER AND MORE STABLE AIR OVER THE ANDY FIRE SO
STORMS UNTIL 8 PM WILL MOST LIKELY BE EAST OF THE FIRE...FOR A
SMALL THREAT OF OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. CURRENT
TRACK OF AN UPPER LOW DROPPING SOUTHEASTWARD WILL BRING MOISTURE
AND A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS AS FAR WEST AS THE ANDY BURN LATE
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT BUT SOME MODEL FORECASTS ARE MUCH DRIER.
DRY NORTH FLOW BEHIND THE LOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY FOR MORE WIND BUT
NO THUNDERSTORM THREAT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 9 PM THEN CLEAR. UNTIL 8 PM
                    EAST OF THE FIRE...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 TO 52 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR IN THE MORNING THEN PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 3 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 AT 6400 FT MSL TO 83 AT 5000 FT MSL.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT AT 6400 FT MSL TO 22 PCT AT 5000 FT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.

OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 TO 57 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING THEN
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 4 TO
                    8 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090725.ANDY_.01/BOI