FNUS75 KBOI 261528
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BOISE SPOT 8 26...BOISE FIRE DEPAT.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
928 AM MDT FRI AUG 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0840 MDT ON AUGUST 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY TODAY...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
...WARM DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER ADA COUNTY THROUGH THIS EVENING.
EXPECT MIN HUMIDITIES UP TO 10 PERCENT HIGHER THAN FORECAST IN
IRRIGATED AREAS AND ALONG THE BOISE RIVER. STARTING LATE TONIGHT
MORE MOIST AND UNSTABLE MONSOON AIR WILL RETURN ALONG WITH A WEAK
SHORTWAVE TROUGH ALOFT SUPPORTING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY
OVER THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95 TO 100.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1000 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 72.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH 3 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...40 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1950 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JT
REQUESTED BY...BATT CHIEF J  ELLIS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110826.BOISE.01/BOI