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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUDDY SQUIRREL...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1135 AM MDT FRI MAY 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON MAY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THE BURN UNIT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. THE AIRMASS IS
EXPECTED TO BE UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
AT THIS TIME ANY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF MCCALL AND
GENERALLY FROM 1500-1900 HOURS. THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO TREK BACK TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA OVERNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT FROM NORTHERLY TO MORE EASTERLY
OVERNIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO NEVADA.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING NORTH AROUND 6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
                    RIDGELINE WINDS NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1000 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20
                    PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 42.
MAX HUMIDITY........66 TO 77 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH AROUND 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...80 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 8 MPH. RIDGELINE
                    WINDS NORTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1300 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130503.MUDDY.01/BOI