FNUS75 KBOI 191714
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RAINBOW FIRE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1114 AM MDT THU AUG 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1034 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND NEXT FEW DAYS...
...WINDS INCREASING ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING
TREND FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND NORMAL AND WINDS
GENERALLY LIGHT AT THE SURFACE. A DRY COLD FRONT PASSAGE IS EXPECTED
SATURDAY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF THIS
DURING SATURDAY WITH LOW RH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH. BECOMING UP CANYON 5 TO 8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 73 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING NORTHERLY AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...15 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING. BECOMING UP CANYON 5
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...EGAN
REQUESTED BY...ANN NICHOLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100819.RAINB.01/BOI