FNUS75 KBOI 121717
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR DOUBLE O...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1117 AM MDT MON MAR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1037 PDT ON MARCH 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY WINDY...WITH DECREASING SHOWERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON...
...MORE LIGHT SNOW TUESDAY MORNING AND VERY WINDY AGAIN TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
MORNING SNOW WILL MELT OFF BY NOON AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD
OF A COASTAL COLD FRONT PULL IN WARMER AIR TODAY AND TONIGHT. SIX
HOUR DIFFERENCES IN TIMING GIVES LOW FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...OF UP
TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT TUESDAY MORNING AND
THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH A WIND SHIFT TO WESTERLY
PROBABLY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE VERY WINDY AGAIN
TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 40 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31.
MAX HUMIDITY........81 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....BREEZY. SOUTH 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 6 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...200 FAIR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. UP TO AN INCH OF NEW SNOW.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO WEST 13 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 40 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...2400 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...BICC STAFF
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120312.DOUBL.01/BOI