FNUS75 KBOI 111636
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COUGAR  51...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1036 AM MDT SUN OCT 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WET WEATHER EXPECTED BY TUESDAY...


.DISCUSSION...
A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION FOR ONE MORE DAY AS THE UPPER
RIDGE REMAINS OFF THE COAST. THE NORTHWEST FLOW THAT IS OVER THE AREA WILL
SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY AS A VERY WET SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE REGION. THE STALLED COLD FRONT THAT IS ACROSS SOUTHERN IDAHO THIS
MORNING WILL SHIFT NORTH AND EAST MONDAY BRINGING INCREASING CLOUDS TO THE
BURN UNIT MONDAY

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOCATION IS EXPECTED TO BE SHELTERED FROM
                    THE STRONGER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE HIGHER RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...450 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....IN THE MID 20S.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH THIS EVENING THEN CALM BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...35 POOR.

.COLUMBUS DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING UPSLOPE
                    2 TO 4 MPH BY NOON THEN UP DRAINAGE 3 TO 5 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091011.COUGA.02/BOI