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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER MANAGED FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
256 PM MDT WED AUG 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1430 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHOWERS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...
...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW CONTINUES TO SPIN OVER EASTERN OREGON THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING SHOWERS WITH WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE AREA.
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AS THE LOW EJECTS EASTWARD.
OTHERWISE A LARGE UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND
LAST INTO AT LEAST THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL BRING MUCH WARMER AND
DRIER CONDITIONS TO THE REGION AS THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH PUSHES NORTHWARD INTO
CENTRAL OREGON.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE VALLEY WITH WEST
                    TO 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
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........OVER 80 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WIND TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON IN THE VALLEY.
                    OVER THE RIDGES NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100811.LITTL.02/BOI