FNUS75 KBOI 302224
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WET...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
424 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 MDT ON AUGUST 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY WEDNESDAY...
...GUSTY POST-FRONTAL WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE NORTHWEST. FRONT TIMED TO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA BETWEEN 2 AM MDT
AND 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY MORNING. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. COOLER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNSET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THU AND FRI...PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL WEAKEN BY MID-DAY THURSDAY AND WIND
SPEEDS WILL DECREASE /GUSTS AROUND 15 MPH/ FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1275 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........58 TO 63 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH
                    THROUGH 10 PM MDT. AFTER 10 PM...MID-SLOPES WILL
                    SHIFT WEST 8 TO 10 MPH...BUT RIDGETOPS WILL REMAIN
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH
                    OVERNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...200 FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.

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