FNUS75 KBOI 250449
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOLE IN THE WALL...SOUTH IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1049 PM MDT SAT JUL 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2217 MDT ON JULY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND DRY FUELS...

...HOT AND DRY SUNDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEARING THE CENTURY MARK...
...INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BEGINNING SUNDAY EVENING AND
   CONTINUING MONDAY...
...STORMS DRY AT FIRST THEN MOISTENING UP MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
...A HOT RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE AREA AND
WILL PEAK SUNDAY WITH THE HOTTEST AND DRIEST DAY IN MORE THAN
A WEEK. THE THERMAL TROUGH AXIS WILL INTENSIFY SUNDAY EVENING BRINGING
TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT AND DRYNESS TO THE FIRE AREA. DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BEGIN SPREADING INTO THE AREA BY SUNDAY EVENING AND INCREASING IN
COVERAGE BY MONDAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE
VICINITY SUNDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND HOT. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    GET NEAR SUNDAY NIGHT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.  GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...525 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100724.HOLEI.01/BOI