FNUS75 KBOI 111143
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR WESLEY...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
543 AM MDT THU OCT 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0508 MDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MILD AND DRY THROUGH FRIDAY...
...INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE A COUPLE MORE DAYS OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS.
WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE WEST-SOUTHWEST TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS TO 15
MPH ACROSS RIDGE TOPS. MOISTURE BEGINS TO INCREASE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY AHEAD OF A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE REGION. THE
BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...
THOUGH A WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. FLOW OFF THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...KEEPING HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE FIRE.
TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR NORMAL FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WHILE WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE OUT OF THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH POSSIBLE ACROSS RIDGE TOPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT BASE TO 60 AT RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........20 TO 26 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...250 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 AT BASE TO 49 MID-SLOPES AND RIDGE TOPS.
MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT AT BASE TO 40 TO 45 PERCENT MID-SLOPES AND
                    RIDGE TOP.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH ALONG
                    RIDGE TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 AT BASE TO 60 AT RIDGE TOPS.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...275 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121011.WESLE.01/BOI