FNUS75 KBOI 141406
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARM SPRINGS 311L...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
806 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND WARM TODAY...
...WETTING RAINS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA REMAINS STATIONARY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
THIS WILL HELP KEEP A MAJORITY OF THE HIGH CLOUDS NORTH OF THE BURN UNIT.
HIGH CLOUDS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS MOISTURE
SPREADS OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WEAK COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT STALLS
ACROSS THE PAYETTE NF THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH PUSHES
INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SUNDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD WETTING RAINS
INTO THE BURN UNIT SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........A FEW HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH WITH RIDGELINE WINDS SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...550 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE VALLEY WITH WEST RIDGELINE WINDS
                    4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...MILLS/REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...ALLYN SPANFELLNER
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.WARMS.01/BOI