FNUS75 KBOI 091510
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWMAN BURN SOUTH HANDPILES...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
810 AM MST TUE NOV 9 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY TODAY BUT SNOW ARRIVING LATE TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND LIGHT
WINDS TODAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO
3 INCHES. THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 36.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING UPSLOPE TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH THE
                    DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 34.
MIN HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...125 POOR.

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