FNUS75 KBOI 061136
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESLEY...USFS PAYETTE FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
536 AM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0507 MDT ON OCTOBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED VERY DRY WITH STAGNANT CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...A PERSISTENT BLOCKING PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
MORE OF THE SAME TYPE WEATHER IN THE NEXT THREE DAYS. IN THIS PATTERN...
VERY DRY AIR STAYS FIRMLY IN PLACE WITH NO CHANCE OF IT MOVING OR CHANGING
UNTIL EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT FLOW ALOFT WILL RESULT IN POOR MIXING BOTH
DURING THE DAY AND AT NIGHT MAKING AIR QUALITY AND VISIBILITY PROBLEMATIC
THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR LATE NIGHT AND EARLY
MORNING WHEN THE FIRE IS NOT AS ACTIVE...BUT SMOKE MAY BE TRANSPORTED SOUTH
IN THIS REGIME. AFTERNOON RH'S WILL REMAIN IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE
EACH DAY WITH ONLY FAIR RECOVERY AT NIGHT. THE EXTENDED FORECAST HOLDS SOME
PROMISE FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WHEN A WESTERLY FLOW OF MOIST AIR WILL FINALLY
OVERSPREAD THE AREA WITH SOME RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. THIS WILL BE THE
FIRST SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IN WEEKS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. HAZY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...400 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. HAZY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31 TO 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 TO 38 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS 14 TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    LATE NIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...20 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF HAZE/SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...175 POOR.

.OUTLOOK FOR NEXT WEEK...MORE OF THE SAME MONDAY WITH A SLOW WARMING
TREND EACH DAY.  NO CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION UNTIL NEXT WEEKEND.  TEMPS
WILL WARM INTO THE 60S BY TUESDAY AND LOWS AT NIGHT WILL COME UP INTO
THE 30S AS THE FLOW TURNS SOUTH SOUTHWEST.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121006.WESLE.01/BOI