FNUS75 KBOI 031142
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR FLAT TOP...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
542 AM MDT SUN JUN 3 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2315 MDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST TODAY INCREASING FOR MONDAY...
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
...SURGE OF WEST WINDS AND A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
THE FLAT TOP FIRE WILL BE IN WEST WIND FLOW DUE TO A WARM THERMAL AXIS
LIFTING TO ACROSS JORDAN VALLEY AND APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A STRONG
COLD FRONT WEST OF THE FIRE MONDAY MORNING WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AHEAD
OF IT...A THREAT OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY FROM NOON THROUGH EARLY
EVENING...AND A SURGE OF STRONG WEST WINDS BEHIND IT UNTIL AROUND
MIDNIGHT. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL FOLLOW RESULTING IN A GOOD CHANCE OF
WETTING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING THEN PARTLY SUNNY
                    THIS AFTERNOON. LAL...1
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN
                    WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE OF RAIN 30
                    PERCENT. LAL...2
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 TO 63 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. LAL...3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.

$$
FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...STEPHANIE BUSHONG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120602.FLATT.02/BOI