FNUS75 KBOI 280510
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR NICKEL...BOISE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1110 PM MDT FRI JUL 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2246 MDT ON JULY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING WELL NORTH OF THE FIRE LOCATION INTO
   WESTERN MONTANA...
...RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT HAS ADVECTED INTO THE REGION...ESSENTIALLY
SHUTTING DOWN THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL FOR TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG
WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED EARLIER IN THE DAY FOR THIS REGION WAS CANCELLED
AROUND 8PM FRIDAY EVENING. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE THE RULE FOR
SATURDAY WITH ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........36 TO 41 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED CUMULUS CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
                    HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1250 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120727.NICKE.01/BOI