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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE MTN FIRE...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
939 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0906 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AFTER 1400 HOURS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...SUFFICIENT HEATING AND MOISTURE WILL CAPITALIZE ON AN
UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TODAY FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.  EXPECT GUSTY
WINDS NEAR STORMS AFTER 1400 HOURS. BY 2100 HOURS...TWO STREAMS OF
MOISTURE WILL MERGE OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FIRE AREA FOR WETTING RAIN
THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY. ABOUT A QUARTER INCH OF RAIN IS
ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN CLOUDY WITH
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST-SOUTHWEST SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH. GUSTS 16 TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS AFTER 2100 HOURS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 34 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...HOFFMAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120425.BLUEM.01/BOI