FNUS75 KBOI 122353
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BANANA FIRE...PNW IMT1 #3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
553 PM MDT SUN AUG 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1619 PDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND UNSTABLE WITH A HIGH HAINES OF 6 THROUGH MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DRY AND
HOT WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN A
HIGH HAINES OF 6. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT FROM THE
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SOUTHEAST DRAINAGE WINDS RETURNING
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SOME CUMULUS BUILDUPS THROUGH SUNSET AND
AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON SOUTH OF THE
FIRE ALONG THE NEVADA BORDER.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 66.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...75 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE NEVADA BORDER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......17500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...875 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...GENE ROGERS - FBAN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120812.BANAN.02/BOI