FNUS75 KBOI 081248
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER MANAGED FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
648 AM MDT SUN AUG 8 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0624 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE HAS STARTED TO INCREASE AGAIN FROM THE SOUTH...AND
WILL BRING A BETTER CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA...
ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY. FOR TODAY...EXPECT THUNDERSTORMS TO
REMAIN SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE...BUT A STORM MAY DRIFT UP
FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
MORE WIDESPREAD ON MONDAY...AND LIKELY WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.
STORMS LATE MONDAY COULD BRING BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. DRYING POSSIBLE
AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK...BUT IS VERY UNCERTAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON...MOSTLY SOUTH AND EAST
                    OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UP SLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING UP CANYON 4 TO 7
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  OVER THE RIDGES...SOUTHWEST
                    WIND 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...2300 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWN DRAINAGE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET. OVER THE
                    RIDGES...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................3.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    UP CANYON 4 TO 7 IN THE AFTERNOON. OVER THE
                    RIDGES SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................3 IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................15 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...25 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1350 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...BARKER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100808.LITTL.01/BOI