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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PADDY FLAT...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1008 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON OCTOBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND STABLE TODAY FOR LIGHT WINDS AND LIMITED MIXING...

.DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE WARMEST DAY IN THIS PERIOD OF MILD WEATHER.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN AND MOVE EAST TONIGHT
WHICH WILL PROVIDE IMPROVED VENTILATION ON FRIDAY...ALONG WITH SOME HIGH
LEVEL CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES. BY SATURDAY THERE WILL
BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS...FOLLOWED BY WINDY AND WET CONDITIONS THAT WILL
PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR AT LEAST AN INCH
OF WETTING RAIN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...15 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...500 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101021.PADDY.01/BOI