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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CACHE CRK TREE TORCH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
806 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011

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

...DRY TODAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS TONIGHT AND A CHANCE OF SNOW
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL FLOW TODAY WILL CHANGE DIRECTION TONIGHT IN
ADVANCE OF A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WILL
RESULT IN LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TODAY...BECOMING LIGHT
SOUTHWEST TONIGHT...AND THEN LIGHT NORTHWEST AGAIN THU AFTERNOON.
THIS WAVE WILL ALSO BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW...MAINLY FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO
2 INCHES OF VERY LOW-DENSITY SNOW. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH IN THE AFTERNOON...SWITCHING SURFACE WINDS TO NORTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....23 TO 30.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 TO 58 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST TO WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....14 TO 19.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 98 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...70 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....21 TO 28.
MIN HUMIDITY........61 TO 66 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...PAUL SWENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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