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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER MANAGED FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
655 AM MDT TUE AUG 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0628 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHWEST IDAHO. THIS
WILL KEEP CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS BY KEEPING MOIST
AND WARM AIR IN PLACE AND INCREASING SHEAR. STORMS TODAY WILL BE
AS STRONG OR STRONGER THAN YESTERDAY...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL STORMS WILL FORM THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT UP DRAINAGE WIND 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING 4 TO
                    6 MPH BY AFTERNOON. WINDS OVER RIDGES EXPECTED
                    TO BE SOUTHWEST THROUGH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1125 EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3
CWR.................30 PERCENT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 TO 82 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWN DRAINAGE 1 TO 3 MPH
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...35 POOR.
LAL.................3 UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 2 AFTER MIDNIGHT
CWR.................30 PERCENT UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN 10 AFTER MIDNIGHT

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT UP DRAINAGE WIND 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING 4 TO 6
                    MPH BY NOON. WINDS OVER RIDGES EXPECTED TO BE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON...
                    SWITCHING TO WEST LATE IN THE DAY 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1125 EXCELLENT.
LAL.................3
CWR.................20 PERCENT UNTIL NOON...THEN 30 AFTER NOON

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FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100810.LITTL.01/BOI