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SPOT FORECAST FOR C-FIRE...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
101 PM MDT FRI JUL 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1232 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...A LARGE PLUME OF MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA TROUGH SATURDAY. DESPITE THIS AIR MASS BEING RATHER MOIST...THERE
IS STILL A THREAT FOR WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING.
MEANWHILE...AN UPPER CLOSED LOW IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL CREEP
EASTWARD INTERACTING WITH THE MOISTURE PLUME OVER IDAHO TO PRODUCE AN
ACTIVE PERIOD OF CLOUDS...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. DRIER AIR BEGINS TO
WORK IN SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.  THE LONG RANGE FORECAST FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK
CALLS FOR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES WITH A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND WIDELY
                    SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........21 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH. GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH
                    IN AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 TO 77 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST AROUND 6 MPH.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH IN
                    AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 TO 34 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS TO 40 MPH IN
                    AND NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...525 GOOD.

.OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
PARTLY SUNNY EACH DAY WITH NEAR SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.  SCATTERED AFTERNOON
AND EVENING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE 70S AND 80S,
LOWS IN THE 50S AND 60S. LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS BUT GUSTY WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH
NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...FRANCIS RUSSO
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120713.CFIRE.01/BOI