FNUS75 KBOI 221515
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH FORK...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
915 AM MDT SUN AUG 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0844 MDT ON AUGUST 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY PASSED THE FIRE LOCATION...
...COOLER CONDITIONS TODAY AND MONDAY...
...RAPID WARMUP BY MIDWEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT HAS ALREADY PUSHED ACROSS THE REGION EARLIER THIS MORNING. ANY
THREAT OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN PUSHED WELL EAST OF THE FIRE.
THEREFORE COOLER CONDITIONS WITH A WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED TODAY
AND MONDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH A LARGE
RIDGE REBUILDING OVER THE REGION BY MID WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....CALM WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING UP SLOPE TO UP CANYON 3 TO 5 MPH
                    IN THE VALLEY WITH WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 OVER THE RIDGES.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWN SLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 0 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...0 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UP SLOPE TO UP CANYON
                    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...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...P SHANAFELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100822.SOUTH.01/BOI