FNUS75 KBOI 291526 RRA
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWMAN BURN SOUTH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
858 AM MDT FRI OCT 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON OCTOBER 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CLOUDY TODAY AND MUCH LESS WIND...
...COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STREAM OF CLOUDS EMBEDDED IN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST
OVER THE BURN TODAY. WEAK HIGH PRESSURE NW OF THE FIRE THIS
MORNING WILL DRIFT EAST OF THE FIRE TONIGHT FOR ENHANCED DOWNSLOPE
SOUTHEAST WINDS TONIGHT. A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH AROUND 0.05
INCHES OF RAIN AND A WIND SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTH 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH. RIDGETOP WINDS SOUTHWEST 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...360 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...FUELS SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101028.LOWMA.01/BOI