FNUS75 KBOI 191639
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR POLE MILL RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1039 AM MDT SUN SEP 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...
...WETTING RAINS THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WIDELY SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING AS MOISTURE
MOVES ACROSS THE BURN AREA. A COLD FRONT LOCATED IN WEST CENTRAL OREGON IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE
BEST CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS IS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AND AFTER MIDNIGHT.
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF AROUND 0.25 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH RAINS...THERE
IS A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN TODAY. STRONG
WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE RIDGES WITH SOME
GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH POSSIBLE. THE MAIN LOW MOVES OVER THE PAYETTE FOREST
AROUND SUNRISE BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA MONDAY. BRIEF
RIDGE EXPECTED TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 TO 52 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH. WINDS OVER THE RIDGES
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 + EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........89 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWN SLOPE WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET WITH RIDGELINE
                    WINDS WEST TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING. WINDS DECREASING AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...30 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS MAINLY IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH. OVER THE RIDGES WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...550 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...ANN NICHOLSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100919.POLEM.01/BOI