FNUS75 KBOI 121542
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER FIRE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
942 AM MDT THU AUG 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
AND AGAIN WITH A WEAK COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW CENTERED EAST OF THE COPPER FIRE TODAY WILL KEEP A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS. COOL
AND UNSETTLED NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IS NOW EXPECTED AGAIN FRIDAY.
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COPPER FIRE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON ALONG WITH A WIND SHIFT FROM WEST TO NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE DAY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN BIG CREEK VALLEY WITH 10
                    TO 20 MPH NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 TO 91 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS 10
                    20 MPH OVER THE RIDGES IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100812.COPPE.01/BOI