FNUS75 KBOI 181603
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR 5 CREEKS...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1003 AM MDT FRI SEP 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT AND DRY TODAY WITH ANOTHER BREEZY COLD FRONT THIS WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
A BRIEF RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
TODAY. THIS WILL QUICKLY TRANSITION TO A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE THAT
WILL MOVE INLAND LATE TOMORROW AND SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH SOME INCREASED
CLOUD COVER AND COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS WEEKEND
FEATURE...ANY THUNDERSTORMS AND ASSOCIATED RAIN WILL BE WELL NORTH
AND EAST OF THE 5 CREEKS BURN...SO BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE BURN SITE AT ABOUT 1800 HOURS ON
SATURDAY EVENING...WITH MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...650 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55.
MAX HUMIDITY........MARGINAL RECOVERY NEAR 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...90 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS WITH COLD FRONT AFTER 1800 HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH...SWITCHING TO NORTHWEST BY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1400 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...DAVE TONEY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090918.5CREE.01/BOI