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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR DESERT MEADOWS...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1224 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1140 MDT ON AUGUST 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...
...DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS TO
STEENS MOUNTAIN EARLY TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 9 PM PDT AND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THEN
REDEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS GUSTY WINDS ALOFT MIX TO THE
SURFACE. THE WESTERN ASPECT AND ELEVATION OF THE SPOT SITE WILL
TRANSLATE TO WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND REMAIN
LIGHT ON THURSDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 12 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST AROUND 10 MPH. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BETWEEN 9 PM PDT AND
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...225 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH AFTER 10 AM PDT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1400 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110830.DESER.01/BOI