FNUS75 KBOI 211203
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE CREEK EAST...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
603 AM MDT SAT APR 21 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...UNSEASONABLY WARM THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE WEST FOR
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A SOMEWHAT
MOIST AND UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL RESULT IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT...EXCEPT GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THUNDERSTORMS. A WARM
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SOME AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...850 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...ANNIE BENOIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120421.GRANI.01/BOI