FNUS75 KBOI 182310
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SQUIRREL...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
510 PM MDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1650 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MILD AND DRY WITH TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...SCATTERED TO BROKEN CIRRUS CLOUDS THROUGH TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD ACROSS THE PAYETTE FOREST
FROM THE WEST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE CENTERED EAST
OF THE MUDDY SQUIRREL LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED TO BROKEN
HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE FIRE THROUGH TUESDAY THEN
CLEAR SKIES AND A BIT WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AS
THE CENTER OF THE RIDGE PASSES OVER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
MORNING. THERE IS NO CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH WEDNESDAY AT LEAST.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY AROUND 35 PERCENT CIRRUS SKY COVER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....4200 FEET 62 DEGREES AND AT 6300 FEET 54 DEGREES.
MIN HUMIDITY........4200 FEET 21 PERCENT AND AT 6300 FEET 26 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UP SLOPE BECOMING UPVALLEY SW 4 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGETOP WINDS WEST UP TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...250 FAIR.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING IN THE EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNVALLEY NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...20 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPVALLEY SW 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST UP TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.MUDDY.02/BOI