FNUS75 KBOI 121309
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER FIRE...USFS/BOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
709 AM MDT THU AUG 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0647 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED COOL TODAY BUT MUCH DRIER THAN YESTERDAY...
...MUCH WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS BY THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG UPPER LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE SHOWERS AND COOL WEATHER
WEDNESDAY IS MOVING EAST AND WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE YELLOWSTONE AREA
BY LATE AFTERNOON.  ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY REMAINS HOWEVER
TO PRODUCE ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR THE FIRE LOCATION TODAY THEN ENDING
BY EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN COOL AGAIN TODAY WITH
HUMIDITY LEVELS UP...THEN WARMING AND DRYING IS SEEN FOR FRIDAY...

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 42 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1
CWR.................10-15 PERCENT THIS MORNING DECREASING TO LESS THAN
                    5 PERCENT LATE IN THE DAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING ...THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100812.LITTL.01/BOI