FNUS75 KBOI 271749
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR THE DUKE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1149 AM MDT SAT AUG 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1129 MDT ON AUGUST 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
MONSOONAL MOISTURE AHEAD OF AN UPPER LOW WILL STREAM OVER THE REGION
TODAY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EVENING HOURS. MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION SUNDAY FOR
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. THE MAIN UPPER LOW OVER CENTRAL OREGON SUNDAY DRIFTS
INTO IDAHO MONDAY. AS THE LOW SHIFTS EASTWARD...WINDS SHOULD INCREASE
AND SHIFT NORTHWEST ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXITING LOW. THE NEXT CONCERN
WILL BE THE PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD FRONT TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT
APPEARS TO STALL ACROSS EASTERN OREGON.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 68.
MAX HUMIDITY........39 TO 59 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 101.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110827.THEDU.01/BOI