FNUS75 KBOI 232220
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOUBLE O...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
320 PM MST THU FEB 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT COMING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WITH LIGHT
WINDS AS A SURFACE HIGH DOMINATES OVER THE AREA. EARLY SATURDAY A PACIFIC
TROUGH MOVES INLAND BRINGING A COLD FRONT WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA AS WELL AS LIGHT RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

.TODAY/FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH THIN CLOUDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...450 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A
                    CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........82 TO 87 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 17 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...INCREASING TO 32 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....BREEZY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 19 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 38
                    MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 44 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 30 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700+ EXCELLENT.

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