FNUS75 KBOI 021739
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR PATRICK BUTTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1139 AM MDT TUE APR 2 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY...
...INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHANCE OF RAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY THOUGH A WEAK TROUGH MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA WILL INCREASE CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. CUMULUS BUILD-UPS
AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL FOCUS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. WEAK FLOW AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL
MAKE FOR LIGHT WINDS. DRY CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL SEE GREATER CLOUD COVER AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AT THE BURN SIGHT BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A SHIFT IN THE
WIND TO THE SOUTHWEST. SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR LESS THAN 10 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH INCREASING CLOUDS THIS
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........31 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...250 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 3
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...15 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........32 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130402.PATRI.03/BOI