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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEAR CREEK RX...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1147 AM MDT THU MAY 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WINDS REMAINING NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...LOOK FOR FULL SUN TODAY AFTER 1200 NOON IN THE WAKE
OF A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED CLOUD COVER.  DESPITE THIS...IT WILL
REMAIN RELATIVELY STABLE AND COOL WITH DOWNSLOPING / DOWNVALLEY
WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BECOME UPSLOPE
TOMORROW MORNING AROUND 1000 HOURS ONCE THE RADIATION INVERSION BREAKS.
AT THE LOWER END OF THE BURN NEAR THE SOUTH FORK OF THE PAYETTE RIVER
EXPECT UP CANYON WINDS FROM THE WEST AFTER 1400 HOURS...BUT SOUTHWEST
UP VALLEY IN THE BEAR CREEK DRAINAGE FOR THE UPPER END OF THE BURN.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    CLEARING AFTER 1200 NOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...325 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23 TO 28.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWN VALLEY NORTHEAST ALONG BEAR CREEK 3 TO 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......DOWN CANYON ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE PAYETTE
                    EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...40 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...650 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...PAT SHANAFELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120510.BEARC.01/BOI