FNUS75 KBOI 041910
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HURD...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
110 PM MDT SAT SEP 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1245 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MUCH COOLER ON SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA BY MID AFTERNOON
TODAY WITH A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST. WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
ON SUNDAY THE UPPER LOW WILL DROP OVER IDAHO BRINGING MUCH COOLER
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE FIRE AREA. THE SNOW LEVEL
IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 7500 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.  STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AS THE COLD AIR FLOW INTO THE REGION AND THE
PRESSURE GRAIDENT INCREASES.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
                    SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1300 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...MCMASTER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100904.HURD_.02/BOI