FNUS75 KBOI 041530
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE RIDGE FIRE...OR-BUD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
930 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM
MDT WEDNESDAY...

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND POTENTIALLY
BRIEF HEAVY RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY AND HOT CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL DEVELOP
LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN VICINITY OF THE FIRE SITE...MOST LIKELY AFTER
4 PM LOCAL TIME. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AND IF UNDER THE CORE...RAIN
AMOUNTS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
                    WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF
                    HEAVY RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE VICINITY
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS
                    WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF
                    HEAVY RAIN.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                    TO 45 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.  THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS TO 45 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700 EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...KIMIKO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.PINER.01/BOI