FNUS75 KBOI 221522
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HURD...BOISE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
922 AM MDT SUN AUG 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0838 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COOLER WITH LESS WIND AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO EASTERN IDAHO...BUT THE UPPER TROUGH
IS STILL MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. A BAND OF LIGHT SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN OREGON THIS
MORNING...AND STRETCHES FROM BAKER TO BURNS AS OF 9 AM THIS
MORNING. THIS LINE OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE FIRE SITE
LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE IS ALSO A RISK
OF A THUNDERSTORM. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST BY AROUND 6
PM...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS YESTERDAY.
A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL FOLLOW FOR MONDAY WITH CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY UNTIL AROUND NOON...THEN INCREASING
                    CLOUDS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1275 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL AROUND
                    9 PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 36.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    BECOMING NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING WEST
                    UP TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...275 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...P SHANAFELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100822.HURD_.01/BOI