FNUS75 KBOI 311653
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PECK FIRE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1053 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1020 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...

.DISCUSSION...GUSTY POST-FRONTAL WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN
AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. RIDGETOPS AND AREAS EXPOSED TO THE WEST WILL
EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST GUSTS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TOMORROW AS
AREA REMAINS UNDER A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW. DESPITE COOLER TEMPS...
HUMIDITIES LIKELY TO REMAIN RELATIVELY LOW TO DUE AN INFLUX OF DRIER
AIR. WEAKER WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY BELOW RIDGETOPS...
AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1000 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 TO 73 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 5 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110831.PECKF.01/BOI