FNUS75 KBOI 091620
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MILK RANCH...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1020 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONT MOVING INTO IDAHO THIS EVENING...
...MUCH COOLER AND DRY THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WITH LIMITED MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND MOVE INTO IDAHO THIS EVENING. THE FRONT
IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE BURN UNIT AFTER SUNSET. THERE IS
ENOUGH INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA TODAY WHERE THERE NOW IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. OTHERWISE DRY AND WARM TODAY. MUCH
COOLER THURSDAY WITH STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WARMING AGAIN THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF EARLY
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. CLEARING BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 TO 77 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE AROUND 6 MPH WITH NORTHWEST EVENING GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING UPVALLEY BY THE
                    AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...CAROL FIELD
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120509.MILKR.01/BOI