FNUS75 KBOI 010240
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LONG BUTTE...SOUTH IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
840 PM MDT TUE AUG 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1950 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  RAPID WARMING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY..

.DISCUSSION...
...WET WEATHER SYSTEM PASSING BY WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY CLEARING AND WINDIER WEATHER
OVER THE FIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  MUCH WARMER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
AS UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE COAST COMES INLAND DIRECTLY OVER
IDAHO.  FRIDAY WILL BE THE HOTTEST AND DRIEST DAY.  NEXT STRONG UPPER
TROUGH FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BRING A COLD FRONT...LATE SATURDAY
OR SATURDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER WEATHER WITH GUSTY WEST WINDS
SUNDAY.  LITTLE OR NO RAIN EXPECTED WITH COLD FRONT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 10 TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...COLIN
REQUESTED BY...ERICKSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100831.LONGB.01/BOI