FNUS75 KBOI 061749
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROWBAR...BOISE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1149 AM MDT FRI AUG 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL RESIDE OVER THE REGION TODAY. THIS
COMBINES WITH MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO ONCE AGAIN BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE FIRE AREA. GUST TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
VICINITY. OTHERWISE WITH THE THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE REGION A GENERAL EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WIND IS EXPECTED IN THE FIRE AREA TODAY. A WEAK TROUGH ALONG
THE COAST WILL FINALLY PUSH ACROSS THE FIRE AREA BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS
WILL BRING WINDS MORE TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST.

AT THIS TIME...THERE ARE TWO CELLS DEVELOPING SOUTHWEST OF RIDDLE MOVING
TO THE NORTHEAST AND MAY PASS JUST TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94 TO 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
                    ACTIVITY DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 TO 56 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. BECOMING NORTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY BY
                    THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...950 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...MARK RICH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100806.CROWB.01/BOI