FNUS75 KBOI 281450
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MORES SOUTH...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
850 AM MDT WED OCT 28 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...REMAINING COLD AND BREEZY WITH A LIGHT SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BOISE NATIONAL FOREST THROUGH
THURSDAY AS WE ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS IN THE ROCKIES AND OFF
THE PACIFIC COAST. ALTHOUGH THE RIDGELINE ABOVE IDAHO CITY WILL BREAK UP
THIS NORTH WIND SOMEWHAT...IT WONT BE ENOUGH TO DAMPEN IT COMPLETELY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN WINDS TODAY THAT WILL RESEMBLE DOWN CANYON FROM THE NORTH OR
NORTHWEST. THE NEXT FEATURE OF INTEREST WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHT
SNOW WITH ONLY ABOUT AN INCH ACCUMULATION AND A RETURN TO TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS.
ANOTHER TRACE OF SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT. A LOOK AHEAD
TO THE WEEKEND FEATURES WARMER TEMPERATURES...SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT WINDS...
AND DRY CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNCANYON NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON SNOW FLURRIES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE WEST OR SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...125 POOR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...ROB SMOLCZYNSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091028.MORES.01/BOI