FNUS75 KBOI 151617
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MEADOW SLOPE RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1017 AM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. THIS SHOULD
BRING SLIGHTLY HIGHER AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TODAY. OTHERWISE AN UPPER LOW
OVER NEVADA HAS PUSHED ABUNDANT HIGH CLOUDS OVER IDAHO. THESE SHOULD CLEAR
OUT BY THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE BURN UNIT DEPENDING ON HOW RAPID THESE CLOUDS CLEAR OUT.
OTHERWISE COOLING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AND MORE SO ON THURSDAY
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. SOME PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
WITH THIS FRONT...BUT NOT A WETTING RAIN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID 70S.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 4 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...900 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120515.MEADO.02/BOI