FNUS75 KBOI 251456
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WATERTOWER...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
856 AM MDT WED JUL 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0729 PDT ON JULY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION NEXT FEW DAYS...

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN OREGON TODAY AND
THURSDAY BEFORE SHIFTING OFF TO THE EAST. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION. THIS MOISTURE COMBINES WITH THE STRONG
DAYTIME HEATING TO WAR RENT AT LEAST A SMALL THREAT OF CONVECTION LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY. GUSTY WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...40 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...MANSKI
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120725.WATER.01/BOI