FNUS75 KBOI 132316
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER FIRE...USFS/BOF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
516 PM MDT FRI AUG 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMING AND DRYING THROUGH SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
...WARMER AND DRIER AIR MASS COMING IN AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INLAND FROM THE NORTH PACIFIC.  CLEAR SKIES IN THE MORNINGS
AND AT NIGHT.  SCATTERED CUMULUS IN THE AFTERNOONS.  NO CHANCE OF
RAIN.  LIGHT DIURNAL WIND PATTERN...SLIGHTLY MODIFIED BY SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE IN MONTANA AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN OREGON WHICH
WILL FAVOR A LIGHT EAST TO WEST FLOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 29 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 FAIR.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 TO 78 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING LESS
                    THAN 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...35 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................1.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...425 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...COLIN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHURCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100813.LITTL.02/BOI