FNUS75 KBOI 291634
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SQUIRREL...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1034 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...STRONG AND GUSTY RIDGELINE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PUSH OVER THE BURN AREA PRIOR TO NOON WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS
OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE RIDGES
BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY AS THE MAIN UPPER TROUGH
SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION AND WINDS ALOFT SHIFT MORE NORTHERLY. AN UPPER RIDGE
OFF THE COAST PUSHES INLAND LATE WEDNESDAY AND LAST THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE BELOW NORMAL WARMING 5 TO 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE
                    MORNING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. RIDGELINE WINDS
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEARING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26 TO 31.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 75 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BY SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...LESS THAN 100 POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 30 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH.
                    RIDGELINE WINDS NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1300 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...DISPATCH
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130429.MUDDY.01/BOI