FNUS75 KBOI 060427
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKS BASIN...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1027 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2215 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
TURNING MUCH COOLER WITH FAIRLY EXTENSIVE RAIN EXPECTED LATER
THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. THE UPPER LOW THAT HAS BEEN OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL BE MOVING INLAND AND CROSS OVER THE AREA
THURSDAY NIGHT. SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THEN THURSDAY EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SIGNIFICANTLY
AND WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS
                    LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 56 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 8 IN THE AFTERNOON AND
                    INCREASING TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...FLATT
REQUESTED BY...ANN NICHOLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.BUCKS.01/BOI