FNUS75 KBOI 031418
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAVER HANDPILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
818 AM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON NOVEMBER 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...POOR MIXING AND VENTILATION THROUGH FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
...POOR MIXING AND VENTILATION THROUGH FRIDAY UNDER INVERSION CAUSED
BY HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE INTERIOR WESTERN U.S.  SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT SATURDAY AS A PACIFIC TROUGH COMES IN WITH SOUTHWEST
TRANSPORT WINDS.  MUCH BETTER FLOW AND COMPLETE MIXING LATE SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY AS A MUCH STRONGER PACIFIC TROUGH COMES INLAND WITH
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 56.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 TO 48 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 TO 88 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 2 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...30 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...40 POOR.

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FORECASTER...COLIN
REQUESTED BY...FUELS SPECIALIST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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