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SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRICK BUTTE RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1004 AM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY WARM TODAY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING MOIST
AND UNSTABLE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WILL ALLOW WARM TEMPERATURES
ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FIRST ROUND WILL MOVE
SOUTHEAST OF THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1030 AND 1130 THIS MORNING WITH
GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONAL STORMS THIS AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE WETTING
RAIN OF A TENTH OF AN INCH OR MORE. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING
TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN TO SEASONAL LEVELS WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1100 AM. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73 FROM MIDSLOPE TO RIDGE
                    80 TO 84 FROM CANYON TO MIDSLOPE.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH NEAR STORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...40 POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...GARY MURPHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.PATRI.01/BOI