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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1204 PM MDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1205 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE COMING BY THE END OF THE WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
CLEARING SKIES CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AS A WEAK
SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE AREA. HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
FRONTAL SYSTEM CAN BE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE BURN AREA
BETWEEN 1400-1500 HOURS THIS AFTERNOON WITH DENSER CLOUDS MOVING IN
THIS EVENING. CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH
THURSDAY. LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE BY SUNRISE BUT WETTING RAINS
ARE POSSIBLE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.
                    RIDGELINE WINDS WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...550 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER SUNSET.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MAX HUMIDITY........72 TO 84 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BY SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........36 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH. RIDGELINE WINDS SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...625 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130403.CROOK.02/BOI