FNUS75 KBOI 011411
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
811 AM MDT SUN AUG 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0733 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HAINES OF 6 HIGH FOR MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INHIBIT THUNDERSTORMS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TODAY WILL BRING BRIEFLY COOLER
CONDITIONS. A THERMAL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL EXPAND NORTH OVER
THE LITTLE BEAVER FIRE MONDAY FOR WARMER AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
WITH A HAINES OF 6. EXPECT LAL OF 1 AND NO RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS AROUND 12 MPH. RIDGE TOP NORTHWEST GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH NEAR BERNARD MOUNTAIN.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1125 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 TO 59 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN SCATTERED CUMULUS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1575 EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100801.LITTL.01/BOI