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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WEST CRATER...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
208 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0124 MDT ON JULY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TODAY..

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE
NORTHWARD TODAY. WITH AMPLE MOISTURE...CONDITIONS ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN OREGON ARE EXPECTED TO BE SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS MORNING. BY THIS
AFTERNOON...DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AND CONFINE
STORM DEVELOPMENT TO AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF THE WILDFIRE. MINIMAL
CHANCE OF CONVECTION ON WEDNESDAY AS INFLUX OF MOISTURE LOOKS
MEAGER...DESPITE FLOW ALOFT REMAINING SOUTHERLY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS THROUGH
                    THE MORNING HOURS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
                    20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1150 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 TO 58 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL SUNSET...
                    THEN VARIABLE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...56 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...950 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120717.WESTC.01/BOI