FNUS75 KBOI 111656
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COW CREEK...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1056 AM MDT SAT AUG 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1024 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...FOLLOWING YESTERDAYS STORM SYSTEM AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
BEGIN TO BUILD INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH TODAY AND STRENGTHEN TOMORROW.
THIS WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND INCREASING TEMPERATURES TO THE COW CREEK FIRE.
IN ADDITION...IT WILL BE VERY DRY ALOFT WITH MODERATELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
FOR ELEVATED HAINES INDICES OF 5. AS FOR WINDS...HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE NORTH
WILL BRING UPSLOPE SOUTH WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME BURNING PERIOD WITH DOWNSLOPING
DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER SUNSET FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY AND WARMER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...475 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120811.COWCR.01/BOI