FNUS75 KBOI 221522
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SQUIRREL...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
922 AM MDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH AT
LEAST SATURDAY. FEW DEGREES WARMER TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY.
WEAK WINDS ALOFT WILL LIMIT SMOKE DISPERSION TODAY BUT SHOULD BEGIN
TO IMPROVE BY SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE AT MAXIMUM STRENGTH
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOUT 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL AND HUMIDITY AT LOWEST VALUES. A WEAK WAVE FROM CALIFORNIA
BRINGS ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...250 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........31 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...20 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...325 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110922.MUDDY.01/BOI