FNUS75 KBOI 282210
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PARTRIDGE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
410 PM MDT WED JUL 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1531 MDT ON JULY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE LATER THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL WAVE OVER SOUTHERN IDAHO HAS COMBINED WITH UNSTABLE
CONDITIONS FOR STRONG STORMS TODAY. ABUNDANT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE A FEW MORE
HOURS BEFORE THE NEXT BAND OF STORMS ARRIVES NEAR THE PARTRIDGE FIRE.
DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN TOMORROW FOR CONSIDERABLY LESS THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY AFTER 1600 HOURS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....CONTINUED UPSLOPE EAST 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 2000 HOURS.
                    BECOMING DOWNSLOPE WEST 3 TO 5 MPH...BUT DOWN DRAINAGE
                    ALONG PARTRIDGE CREEK SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...10 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 31 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE EAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 1300 HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...650 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS RUSSO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100728.PARTR.01/BOI