FNUS75 KBOI 161448
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH MALHEUR LAKE RX...OR-MAR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
848 AM MDT TUE MAR 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN AREA. TIMING OF THE FRONT OVER THE BURN
AREA WILL BE BETWEEN 2000 TO 2300 LOCAL TIME THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
THEN SWITCHING TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT. VERY LITTLE
PRECIPITATION WITH THIS FRONT BUT COULD SEE A FEW SPRINKLES. DRY
CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM ON
THURSDAY FOR MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS BUT WILL SEE GUSTY SURFACE
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300 LOCAL TIME.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........78 TO 83 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH...SHIFTING TO WEST BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MIN HUMIDITY........44 TO 49 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...175 POOR.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...KATIE MCCONNELL
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100316.SOUTH.01/BOI