FNUS75 KBOI 060159
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR TRINITY RIDGE FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
759 PM MDT SUN AUG 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1917 MDT ON AUGUST 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH HAINES 6 UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT OVER THE TRINITY MOUNTAIN AREA
DUE TO A VERY DRY AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
INCREASE AFTER 10 PM DUE TO AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
SO THE HIGH HAINES 6 WILL GIVE WAY TO A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
WITH ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS. EXPECT ENOUGH THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN
THE BOISE MOUNTAINS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM TO HAVE ERRATIC GUSTY
WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE TRINITY RIDGE FIRE. RAINFALL WILL
BE LIMITED TO DIRECTLY UNDER THUNDERSTORM CORES...UP TO 0.25 INCHES
WITH THE ODDS OF IT HITTING THE FIRE ONLY 10 PERCENT.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 10 PM. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 59.
MAX HUMIDITY........43 TO 47 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH EXCEPT VARIABLE
                    25 TO 40 MPH WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN 5 MODERATE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
                    WEST 2 TO 4 MPH BY NOON.
WIND - 20 FOOT......WEST 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...IVAN ERSKINE - FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120805.TRINI.01/BOI