FNUS75 KBOI 251649
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRIMES...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1049 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1020 MDT ON JUNE 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL CONDITIONS...
...RAPID WARM UP BY MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH OVER NORTHERN WASHINGTON WILL CONTINUE TO RIDE ALONG
THE CANADIAN BORDER THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES BUT DRY CONDITIONS TO THE FIRE AREA. GENERALLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS THE FLOW OVER THE AREA REMAINS WEAK AT
LESS THAN 10 MPH. AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT BUT
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. AN UPPER RIDGE QUICKLY AMPLIFIES OVER THE
REGION MONDAY BRINGING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO
THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE WIND AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LESS THAN 100 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY...THEN BECOMING SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS EARLY IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    UPSLOPE AROUND 5 MPH AFTER 1000 AM.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1050 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...ALAN MEBANE
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110625.GRIME.01/BOI