FNUS75 KBOI 111601
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER FIRE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1001 AM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0925 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...
...REMAINING COOL WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A BAND OF SHOWERS SOUTHWEST OF THE COPPER FIRE WILL DRIFT
NORTHEAST WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS DEVELOPING AROUND NOON. AN UPPER
LOW WILL CROSS SOUTH OF THE COPPER FIRE AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR A
CONTINUATION OF SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT.
THE LOW DEPARTS THURSDAY MORNING WITH COOL NORTHWEST FLOW AND A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AT 6000 FEET 64 AND AT 4700 FEET 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........AT 6000 FEET 47 PERCENT...4700 FEET 37 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE VALLEY. WITH SOUTHWEST
                    WIND AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH OVER THE RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...825 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN NUMEROUS
                    RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...70 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 AT 6000 FEET...80 AT 4700 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT AT 6000 FT...28 PERCENT AT 4700 FT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...ESTHER GODSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100811.COPPE.01/BOI