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SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRICK BUTTE RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1000 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING LATE TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS SUGGEST THAT THE CLOUD COVER
OVER THE BURN AREA WILL MOVE EAST AFTER 1000 HOURS. THIS WILL
PROVIDE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND HEATING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THIS
WILL COMBINE WITH COPIOUS MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR ANOTHER
ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A MUCH HIGHER
LIKLIHOOD OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. IN THE LONGER TERM...THERE IS A GOOD
CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN OF WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY THIS
                    AFTERNOON. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATER AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27 TO 42 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........69 TO 89 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE EAST AROUND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A
                    CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.PATRI.01/BOI