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FWSBOI

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1745 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING UP YOUR WAY THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL GIVE WAY TO A TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST THROUGH THURSDAY. WE WILL REMAIN WARM AND UNSTABLE. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS HAVE FORMED AND ARE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE BURN
AREA THIS EVENING. BEST GUESS ON TIMING WOULD BE 730 PM TO 10 PM MDT.
THE CORES OF THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WETTING RAINS...BUT OUTLYING
AREAS ARE ONLY SEEING A FEW HUNDREDTHS. LIGHTNING HAS BEEN MODERATE
TO HIGH WITH THESE STORMS SO FAR. WINDS HAVE GUSTED TO 40 KTS WITH
THE STRONGEST CELLS...25 KTS IN GENERAL.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 TO 78 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                    UP TO 40 KTS POSSIBLE.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...35 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...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS RUSSO
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120423.PATRI.02/BOI