FNUS75 KBOI 230116
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER FIRE...BOISE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
716 PM MDT SUN AUG 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...QUITE COOL TONIGHT WITH DIMINISHING CLOUDS AND WINDS...
...HOT AND DRY AGAIN BY MID WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
THE COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED THE AREA LATE LAST NIGHT IS USHERING IN MUCH
COOLER AND INCREASINGLY MOIST AIR. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP
TO THE LOWER 30S OVER THE FIRE AND ONLY RECOVER INTO THE 60S
MONDAY AS THE COOL AIR SETTLES OVER THE REGION. THIS WILL BE BRIEF
HOWEVER AS HOT AND DRY WEATHER RETURNS TO THE AREA MIDWEEK WITH
ANOTHER INTENSE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDING IN. WINDS WILL
DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT TO LIGHT DIURNAL DRAINAGE WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR. WIDELY
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE EVENING THROUGH 9PM.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........84 TO 94 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 3 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CONTINUED COOL.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...C  STEVENS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100822.LITTL.01/BOI