FNUS75 KBOI 231617
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PADDY FLAT...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1017 AM MDT SAT OCT 23 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON OCTOBER 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY WET THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY WET AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS
THE JETSTREAM BRINGS IN VERY MOIST AIR THAT HAS IT ORIGINS FROM A
DISSIPATING TYPHOON IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC. THE MAIN BRUNT OF THIS
FIREHOSE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. INITIALLY SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 7000
FEET SUNDAY THEN LOWER 4500 TO 5000 FEET ON MONDAY AS THE MAIN LOW
AND COOLER AIR MOVES OVER THE REGION. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1.5 INCHES AROUND THE BURN AREA.
GUSTY WINDS OVER THE RIDGES CAN BE EXPECTED PRIOR TO SUNRISE AS THE
JET MOVES INLAND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....CALM WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    2 TO 3 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...250 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT...HEAVY AT TIMES BY MORNING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........86 TO 91 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE SHELTERED AREAS.
                    UNSHELTERED AREAS CAN EXPECT TO SEE SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...90 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........79 TO 87 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH...EXCEPT 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH
                    IN THE EXPOSED LOCATIONS.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101023.PADDY.01/BOI