FNUS75 KBOI 021521
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTRO WILDFIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
921 AM MDT FRI SEP 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0901 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND WARMER TODAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY NORTHWEST FLOW OF AIR WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND
SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE
REGION ALSO THIS WEEKEND BRINGING MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES BY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. IT IS A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO TELL...BUT LIMITED MONSOON
MOISTURE MAY BEGIN TO WORK NORTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SMALL THREAT
OF THUNDERSTORMS. A BETTER CHANCE WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. THE EXTENDED
FORECAST IS FOR WARM TEMPERATURES...AVERAGING ABOVE NORMAL AND DRY
CONDITIONS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...825 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........49 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 74. WARMER.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PERCENT. LITTLE DRIER.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...REX MILLER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110902.CASTR.01/BOI