FNUS75 KBOI 311507
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR ZUMWALT...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
907 AM MDT FRI AUG 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0841 MDT ON AUGUST 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A MONSOONAL MOISTURE SURGE MOVING NORTHWARD FROM NEVADA WILL PUSH ACROSS
THE BOISE FOREST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS MOISTURE MOVES INTO THE SURFACE THERMAL
TROUGH ALONG WITH EMBEDDED WEAK DISTURBANCES ALOFT MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
THIS WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED STORMS INTO THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BOISE
FOREST TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE
ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WITH THESE STORMS. DRIER AND COOLER AIR IS STILL
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
THE WEEK AS A PACIFIC TROUGH OFF THE COAST PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1400 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT.  WIDELY SCATTERED EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING. BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...35 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1200 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120831.ZUMWA.01/BOI