FNUS75 KBOI 232200
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH MALHEUR LAKE RX...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
300 PM MST TUE FEB 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 PST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UPDATED FOR GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
...THICKENING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON THEN AT LEAST 2 INCHES OF SNOW
TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
GUSTY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN SPITE OF THICKENING OVERCAST SKIES.
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST IN THE EARLY
EVENING. /END UPDATE. WILL BE VERY DRY IN THE MID LEVELS WITH
MODERATE LEVEL LAPSE RATES RESULTING IN A HAINES OF 5. SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...WITH AT LEAST TWO INCHES ACCUMULATION. SNOW AND RAIN
SHOWERS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL
SNOW ACCUMULATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH. RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW ACCUMULATING AROUND 2 OR 3 INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....331 AROUND 9 PM WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........92 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    BY AROUND 8 PM PST.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...220 FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW LIKELY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN
                    SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 43.
MIN HUMIDITY........74 TO 76 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...SHANE THEALL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100223.SOUTH.01/BOI