FNUS75 KBOI 271610
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CUTOFF SADDLE...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1010 AM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0926 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR SCATTERED
   THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING IN ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND
DYNAMICS TO BRING INCREASING THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS BOTH THE BOISE
AND PAYETTE NF. LITTLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS BUT GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT DIMINISHES AFTER MIDNIGHT
BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY OVER THE FIRE AREA.
EXPECT STRONG DOWN DRAINAGE FLOW ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT AS STRONG DAYTIME HEATING
OF THE DRAINAGE COOLS OFF THIS EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1000+ EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE EVENING. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 63.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWN DRAINAGE 5 TO 8 MPH WITH EVENING GUSTS TO 12 MPH. LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE TO 3 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...60 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 4 TO 7 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1100+ EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120727.CUTOF.01/BOI