FNUS75 KBOI 191627
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOWSLOPE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1027 AM MDT TUE OCT 19 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MDT ON OCTOBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND STABLE WITH LITTLE MIXING NEXT FEW DAYS...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN LIGHT SLOPE WINDS
AND LIMITED MIXING TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BEGIN TO BREAK
DOWN LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHEN A TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE WILL
APPROACH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER TRANSPORT
WINDS AND MIXING HEIGHTS. BY FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY LOOK FOR INCREASING
CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE.
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER AND WET WEATHER IS ON TRACK FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL EXCEED AN INCH.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....CALM THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...200 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....BECOMING DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...20 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.MEADO.01/BOI