FNUS75 KBOI 061209
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRICK BUTTE RX...PAYETTE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
609 AM MDT SUN SEP 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MUCH COOLER TODAY WITH HIGHER RH LEVELS...
...GUSTY WINDS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE BURN SITE THIS MORNING BRINGING
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY AFTERNOON
WINDS. A FEW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY BUT MOST SHOWERS ARE
FORECAST TO BE FURTHER NORTH AND ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF RAIN
ARE SEEN. THE TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE SHARPLY COOLER AND
ABOUT 12 TO 14 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY. WARM WEATHER BUILDS
BACK BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 55 AT 7000 FEET...58 TO 65 AT 3000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 TO 49 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1950 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT. COLDER.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31 TO 35 AT 7000 FEET AND 37 TO 42 AT 3000 FEET.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.LABOR DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 54 AT 7000 FEET AND 56 TO 62 AT 3000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 TO 48 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...550 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...SARAH HUMBACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090905.PATRI.02/BOI