FNUS75 KBOI 052018
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER MANAGED FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
218 PM MDT THU AUG 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1344 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY WITH GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE AND RADAR OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE LOCATION. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH SOME DEVELOPMENT BACK TO THE WEST EXPECTED.
OTHERWISE HOT AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS PREVAIL INTO FRIDAY WITH MODERATE HAINES
OF 5 FORECAST. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL SLOWLY
PROGRESS TO THE EAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY BEFORE THE TROUGH
SWEEPS THROUGH AND DRIES THE AIR MASS OUT ONCE AGAIN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....GENERALLY UPSLOPE WIND 5 TO 8 MPH BUT EAST 8 TO 15 MPH
                    POSSIBLE AT TIMES DUE TO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO
                    THE EAST OF THE FIRE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...2100 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 58 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWN DRAINAGE 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH. GUSTY WINDS
                    TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH
                    BY NOON SHIFTING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100805.LITTL.02/BOI