FNUS75 KBOI 162216
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSHOPPER...BOISE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
416 PM MDT THU AUG 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1542 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE FIRE THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE TO THE SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER UNTIL AROUND
SUNSET. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
AREA ON FRIDAY PUSHING THE MOISTURE TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE UPPER
RIDGE AND ACCOMPANYING DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA ON SUNDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    SOUTH OF THE FIRE SITE UNTIL SUNSET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93 TO 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 TO 4
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120816.GRASS.01/BOI