FNUS75 KBOI 111850
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANANA FIRE...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1250 PM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1227 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND UNSTABLE WITH A WARMING TREND...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO SOUTHEAST
OREGON TODAY AND WILL STRENGTHEN TOMORROW. THIS WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER
TO THE BANANA FIRE. DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS ALOFT WILL ALSO ELEVATE THE HAINES
INDEX OF 5 TODAY...TO A 6 TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE NORTH
TO NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST TOMORROW AROUND NOON. ON TUESDAY
A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH FOR BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS.

REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH TO NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...500 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...200 FAIR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 8 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...0 POOR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.BANAN.01/BOI