FNUS75 KBOI 091656
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WARM SPRINGS RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1056 AM MDT WED MAY 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED EARLY 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 THE BURN UNIT AROUND SUNSET.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AS THE FRONT APPROACHES...BUT
SHOULD BE DRY AND WARM. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES. MUCH COOLER THURSDAY WITH STRONG
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. WARMING AGAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........INCREASING CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. A 20 PERCENT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 TO 76 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WIND SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND COOLER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 150 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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