FNUS75 KBOI 061739
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HURD...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1139 AM MDT MON SEP 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1112 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY CONDITIONS NEXT TWO DAYS...
...NEXT CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS COMES THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A UPPER RIDGE WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AS YET ANOTHER UPPER LOW BEGINS TO DIG SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WASHINGTON
COAST. RIDGELINE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. A WEAK SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE
IDAHO/OREGON BORDER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS TO WILL ENHANCE THE
UPSLOPE FLOW OVER THE FIRE TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY THE UPPER LOW
SWING INTO EASTERN OREGON WITH THE SURFACE COLD FRONT AND BEST CHANCE
OF RAIN STILL LYING ACROSS EASTERN OREGON. THE COLD FRONT IS NOT
EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE FIRE AREA UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY
MORNING BRINGING WETTING RAINS TO THE FIRE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL
REMAIN ABOVE 8000 FEET WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS CHOURNOS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100906.HURD_.01/BOI