FNUS75 KBOI 031438
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR FENCELINE RX...BOISE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
838 AM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COOL AND MOIST LATER THIS MORNING...
...DRYING BY SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST PACIFIC FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
PUSHES THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN
TO THE REGION WITH A MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SECONDARY TROUGH
DROPS INTO THE AREA FRIDAY BRINGING ADDITIONAL SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA.
AN UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND
BRINGING COOL BUT DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS AND WIDELY SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 7 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST SHIFTING NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........33 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...CAROL FIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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