FNUS75 KBOI 171628
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRASSHOPPER...BOISE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1028 AM MDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1007 MDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AFTER INVERSION BREAKS
AROUND NOON TIME MDT. LIGHT WINDS SATURDAY AS SURFACE THERMAL
TROUGH SITS DIRECTLY OVER THE FIRE. NO THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED NEAR
THE FIRE UNTIL SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH AROUND 3 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 6
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.GRASS.01/BOI