FNUS75 KBOI 012353
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLMAN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
553 PM MDT WED AUG 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1715 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT AND DRY THURSDAY WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. EXPECT SIMILAR HIGH TEMPERATURES AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO WHAT WAS OBSERVED TODAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL
INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONTAL
PASSAGE THURSDAY NIGHT WILL BE DRY AND KEEP GUSTY WINDS AT THE BURN SIGHT
INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY IS SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRY WITH
NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING. SUNDAY WILL BRING THE FIRST CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 AT BOTTOM ELEVATION TO 65 AT RIDGE TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........42 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AROUND 3 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...20 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTH
                    TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1050 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120801.HILLM.02/BOI