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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT MEADOWS...BOD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1144 AM MDT MON AUG 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1108 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COOLER WITH INCREASING WINDS TODAY AND TOMORROW...

.DISCUSSION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE
BURN AREA TODAY AND TOMORROW. HOWEVER...STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT
WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE FOR AN INCREASING WIND THREAT THROUGH
MID-WEEK. RIDGETOPS AND AREAS OPEN TO WEST/SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS...BUT THE DRY AIR MASS WILL KEEP HUMIDITIES RELATIVELY
LOW. EXPECT A SLIGHT THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT
AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES EASTERN OREGON FROM THE NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...80 POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. INCREASING
                    WINDS TUESDAY EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110829.DESER.01/BOI