FNUS75 KBOI 111246
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER MANAGED FIRE...USFS/BOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
646 AM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0624 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COOL AND CLOUDY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS TODAY...
...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER AGAIN BY THE END OF THE WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHEAST OREGON WILL DRIFT EAST INTO
IDAHO BY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE COOL AND SHOWERY
WEATHER FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES
DIRECTLY OVERNIGHT.  HIGH PRESSURE WITH WARMER AND DRIER AIR RETURNS
BY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....COOL. 53 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........47 TO 53 PERCENT...OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH AROUND 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO ABOUT 8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...825 EXCELLENT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 40 PERCENT
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
LAL.................2.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31 TO 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.
CWR.................30 PERCENT THIS EVENING DECREASING 5 PERCENT
                    OVERNIGHT.
LAL.................2 THIS EVENING THEN 1.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CONTINUED COOL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.


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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100811.LITTL.01/BOI