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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR EIGHTMILE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
829 AM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0718 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THEN RAIN TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH ABOUT 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
A QUICK ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN TURNING TO GENERAL RAIN OVERNIGHT
AND FRIDAY. EXPECT OVER ONE INCH OF RAINFALL BY FRIDAY NIGHT.  SOME AREAS
MAY GET OVER TWO INCHES...BUT DIFFICULT TO SAY IF IT WILL BE OVER THE FIRE.
LAL NEAR 5 THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DROPPING TO 2 OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 41 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH...GUSTS TO 40 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...250 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. WIDESPREAD
                    RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH...GUSTS TO 30 NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...450 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...BARKER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090806.EIGHT.01/BOI