FNUS75 KBOI 132358
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CASTRO...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
558 PM MDT TUE SEP 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1703 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRYING TREND THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
...COLD FRONT EXPECTED THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET...THEN DIMINISH THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. DRIER MORE STABLE AIR WILL MOVE IN ON WEDNESDAY WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF
THE FIRE SITE. A COLD FRONT IS ON TRACK TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
THURSDAY EVENING...AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AND A GUSTY WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS THURSDAY NIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE OR SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    DOWNSLOPE OR VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME AFTERNOON CU BUILDUPS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT 8000 FEET...75 AT 5000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE OR VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1100 EXCELLENT.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43 TO 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE
                    1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................1.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 AT 8000 FEET...75 AT 5000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE OR VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
LAL.................2.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1575 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110913.CASTR.01/BOI