FNUS75 KBOI 071445
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
845 AM MDT SAT AUG 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0814 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FEWER THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL FILTER IN FROM THE WEST TODAY...PRODUCING
FEWER THUNDERSTORMS THAN FRIDAY. EXPECT ANY STORMS TO BE FURTHER TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST...BUT STILL NEAR ENOUGH THAT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ERRATIC
WIND GUSTS NEAR THE FIRE IF STORMS DO GET CLOSE. MOISTURE INCREASES AGAIN
SUNDAY...PRODUCING MORE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS ALONG WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1575 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 TO 86 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...35 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NEAR CALM IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
                    GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1000 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100807.COPPE.01/BOI