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SPOT FORECAST FOR RAPID RIVER...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1029 AM MDT WED APR 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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 1400-1600 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.....58 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. OVER THE RIDGES SOUTHWEST TO 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...500 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BY EARLY EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44.
MAX HUMIDITY........75 TO 86 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LESS THAN 100 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 EXCELLENT.

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