FNUS75 KBOI 301429
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW BASIN SPRINGS FIRE...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
829 AM MDT THU JUL 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0759 MDT ON JULY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WIDELY SCATTERED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS IN VICINITY OF THE FIRE.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LITTLE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. CONDITIONS WILL
BE HOT AND DRY EACH DAY WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH BY NOON. ERRATIC WINDS
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LESS
                    THAN 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...90 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1350 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...THERESA WILSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090730.WILLO.01/BOI