FNUS75 KBOI 121934
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PADDY FLAT...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
134 PM MDT TUE OCT 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1430 MDT ON OCTOBER 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LIMITED SMOKE DISPERSION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER THE REGION WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE
TO BRING LIGHT WINDS AND COLD OVERNIGHT LOWS TO THE REGION. AN UPPER
RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN SLOWLY
SHIFT TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY
THURSDAY ALLOWING BETTER MIXING ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES. A VERY
WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA FRIDAY MORNING
WITH LIMITED PRECIPITATION BUT WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO THE WEST TO
NORTHWEST.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...275 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25 TO 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH THEN CALM BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....CALM WINDS IN THE MORNING BECOMING UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BY THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...SARAH HUMBACH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101012.PADDY.01/BOI