FNUS75 KBOI 131610
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER FIRE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1010 AM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0926 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING...
...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE COPPER FIRE AROUND 1030 AM MDT THIS
MORNING. THIS WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL
STABILIZE OVERNIGHT WITH WARMER AND DRIER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON SATURDAY
WITH LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPING BECOMING NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    20 MPH WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT AROUND 1030 AM MDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...0 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...0 POOR.

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FORECASTER...EGAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.COPPE.01/BOI