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SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE CREEK PILE BURN...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
404 PM MST TUE NOV 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NOT AS WARM WEDNESDAY...MUCH COOLER AND WET WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE AND POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE FIRE LOCATION LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE BUT WILL NOT
BECOME STRONG. THERE WILL BE BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER INCH
OF LIQUID EQUIVALENT ON THE FIRE FROM LATE WED NIGHT THROUGH THU
NIGHT...THEN AROUND ANOTHER QUARTER INCH ON FRIDAY. YOU WILL BE
NEAR THE RAIN/SNOW LINE ON THURSDAY AND SHOULD SEE A MIXTURE...
WITH HEAVIER PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION AS ALL SNOW AND LIGHTER
PERIODS AS MAINLY RAIN.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 55 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE
                    OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........87 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
                    90 PERCENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 TO 63 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........MISSING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1300 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...ANNIE BENOIT
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.GRANI.01/BOI