FNUS75 KBOI 221443
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SQUIRREL RX...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
843 AM MDT WED SEP 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE BURN SITE TODAY...
...WARM AND DRY WEATHER RETURNING FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THIS FEATURE
IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD CLOUDS AND COOL TEMPERATURES BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF ANY RAINFALL. DRYING CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE IDEAL TODAY AS THIS FEATURE
MOVES THROUGH BUT A DRIER WEST FLOW RETURNS THURSDAY. VERY WARM AND MUCH
ABOVE TEMPERATURES WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGH
PRESSURE SETTLING OVER THE WESTERN U.S AND THE FIRE DISTRICT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PERCENT...NOT UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...500 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. LITTLE WARMER AND DRIER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS RUSSO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100922.MUDDY.01/BOI