FNUS75 KBOI 020518
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRINDSTONE...SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1118 PM MDT SAT OCT 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2243 MDT ON OCTOBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL IMPORT DRIER STABLE AIR INTO THE FIRE
SITE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE FLOW WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
MOIST AND UNSTABLE ON MONDAY FOR WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY FROM A MOIST PACIFIC STORM ARRIVING
MIDWEEK.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...SUNNY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...450 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...STEVE LOUCKS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111001.GRIND.01/BOI