FNUS75 KBOI 111305
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR STIERMAN...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
705 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY THROUGH THURSDAY...
...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA TODAY WILL PRODUCE A DRY...MILD AND WELL
MIXED ENVIRONMENT. CLOUDS INCREASE FOR TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN THURSDAY...THOUGH INCREASED INSTABILITY WILL
SUPPORT SCATTERED CUMULUS BUILDUPS...ESPECIALLY OVER PEAKS TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THERE WILL BE
ENOUGH MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO SUPPORT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...ALLYN SPANFELLNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110511.STIER.01/BOI