FNUS75 KBOI 121618
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANANA FIRE...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1018 AM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND UNSTABLE TODAY AND TOMORROW...

.DISCUSSION...DRY AND WARMER WEATHER IS IN PLACE TODAY DUE TO AN UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE THAT IS STRENGTHENING. THIS WILL ALSO ELEVATE
THE HAINES INDEX TO A 6 TODAY AND TOMORROW. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT
FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS RETURNING
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS NEAR THE FIRE
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH NORTHWEST WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1650 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66 TO 70.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94 TO 98.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...875 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.BANAN.01/BOI