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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR ROCKY CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
655 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST AND UNSTABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE SHOWERS
AND STORMS WILL LINGER THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WET
WEATHER IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A GOOD
CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 AT 3500 FEET.
                    68 AT 5500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT/VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY UNTIL SUNSET. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT MAINLY SOUTH
                    LESS THAN 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 AT 3500 FEET.
                    63 AT 5500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...550 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...TAM COOK D6
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120424.ROCKY.01/BOI