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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT MEADOWS...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
134 PM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1401 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRIER AIR TO MOVE IN LATER THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW MOVING INTO SOUTHERN OREGON WILL REMAIN WEST AND THEN NORTH
OF THE FIRE AREA. AS IT DOES...DRIER AIR AND CLEARING SKIES ARE EXPECTED
BY THIS EVENING. THE UPPER LOW SHIFTS INTO IDAHO ON SUNDAY HELPING TO SHIFT
THE WINDS MORE TO THE WESTERLY. BY MIDWEEK A DRY COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE INTO CENTRAL OREGON WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY.
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW BUT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH MAY BE
POSSIBLE.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1150 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR BY MIDNIGHT. WIDELY SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH WITH EARLY EVENING GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
                    BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1425 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...FIRE IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110827.DESER.01/BOI