FNUS75 KBOI 270122
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTOFF SADDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
722 PM MDT THU JUL 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1842 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH ALONG THE WESTERN BORDER OF IDAHO AND CENTERED
NEAR THE IDAHO NEVADA BORDER WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT
MAINTAINING ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST REACHING THE CENTRAL
IDAHO MOUNTAINS ABOUT MIDDAY FRIDAY...INCREASING THE CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........52 TO 72 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    WETTING RAIN 15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1000 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...JT
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120726.CUTOF.01/BOI