FNUS75 KBOI 101127
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESLEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
527 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0503 MDT ON OCTOBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...CONTINUED MILD AND DRY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
...FIRST RAIN ON THE FIRE SATURDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
.THE REX BLOCK CONTINUES OVER THE FIRE FOR YET ANOTHER SUNNY...DRY AND
MILD DAY. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO AVERAGE ABOUT 2 TO 4 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL BUT HUMIDITIES ARE SLOWLY BEGINNING TO COME UP. THE PATTERN CHANGE
IS STILL ON TRACK LATE IN THE WEEK AS THE FIRST RAIN IN A LONG TIME MOVES
OVER THE FIRE SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE LIGHT AMOUNTS AT FIRST FOLLOWED
BY A MUCH STRONGER AND WETTER SYSTEM SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS ONE
LOOKS TO BE POTENTIALLY A SOAKER. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT IN SHOWING
THIS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...275 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 48. .
MAX HUMIDITY........39 TO 53 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 TO 27 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

.OUTLOOK...MOSTLY SUNNY FRIDAY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING AND THICKENING
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING SATURDAY MORNING.
HIGHS 50 TO 60 AND LOWS 40 TO 46. LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS. A SOAKING RAIN
DEVELOPING SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. COULD BE SUBSTANTIAL. SNOW LEVELS
FALLING. TEMPS DROPPING INTO THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. RH RISING SHARPLY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS.

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FORECASTER...SKARI
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121010.WESLE.01/BOI