FNUS75 KBOI 041206
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED RIVER RX...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
606 AM MDT THU APR 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1926 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SHOWERS INCREASING LATER TODAY AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT...
...WINDS BECOMING GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL HELP INITIATE SHOWERS OVER
THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOWERS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOMORROW. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
TONIGHT...CHANGING THE WINDS FROM SOUTH TO WEST AND DROPPING HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY BY 5 DEGREES COMPARED TO TODAY. HUMIDITIES
WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH THE INCREASE IN PRECIPITATION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 58.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 TO 51 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 20 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...375 FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN SHOWERS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS NEAR 100
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 TO 100 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...90 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. SNOW
                    ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 TO 59 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST AROUND 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...500 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130404.CROOK.01/BOI