FNUS75 KBOI 060034
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON MOUNTAIN...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
634 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1805 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR THE CALIFORNIA COAST IS BRINGING MOIST
AND UNSTABLE AIR TO THE AREA WHICH WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
AS THE LOW GETS CLOSER THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL
BRING WET STORMS TO THE FIRE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED
HEAVY RAIN AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 TO 74 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AROUND 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING CLOUDY. SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SHOWERS LIKELY AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 TO 54 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 GOOD.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. MUCH COOLER WITH HIGHER HUMIDITIES.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090805.IRONM.01/BOI