FNUS75 KBOI 091823
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SQUIRRIL...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1223 PM MDT FRI OCT 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON OCTOBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING BEHIND A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT...

.DISCUSSION...A DRY COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL IDAHO. IN
ITS WAKE THIS AFTERNOON NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE VERY GUSTY. THE BURN
SITE FOR MUDDY SQUIRREL IS RELATIVELY SHELTERED BY MUCH HIGHER TERRAIN
ALONG THE RIDGELINES EXTENDING FROM POLLOCK MOUNTAIN AND INDIAN MOUNTAIN.
THIS WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDSPEEDS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF EXPOSED
RIDGES AND SADDLES WHERE GUSTS AS HIGH AS 30 MPH WILL SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON.
SINCE THE COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE
DAY HAS BEEN REACHED AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THE REST OF THE DAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH INTERMITTENT SNOW FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 TO 46 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15 TO 20.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING DOWN VALLEY
                    ALONG MUDDY CREEK AFTER 2100 HOURS NORTH 6 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...80 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND COLD.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 27 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091009.MUDDY.02/BOI