FNUS75 KBOI 111201
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BEND...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
601 AM MDT SAT MAY 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0538 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMING AND DRY WITH NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY...
...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...STRONG SHIFTING WINDS WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE 6-8PM MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A PASSING HOT DRY UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTROL WEATHER PATTERNS
NEAR IDAHO CITY THROUGH SUNDAY. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE WELL EAST
OR NORTH OF THE FIRE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE RIDGE WILL BRING NEAR RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80S BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK...GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO 25 MPH WILL
DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. MOISTURE
FORECASTS WILL BE CRITICAL MONDAY AFTERNOON AS SOME MODELS
INDICATE AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN THE 15 PERCENT RANGE. OURS AND MOST
MODEL FORECASTS ARE 25 PERCENT. EXPECT A WIND SHIFT MONDAY
EVENING TO THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH RIDGETOP WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH 6-9 PM MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 1 TO 3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...950 EXCELLENT.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47.
MAX HUMIDITY........62 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....LIGHT UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON RIDGETOP
                    WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...MILLS
REQUESTED BY...MARDI HART
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130510.BEND_.01/BOI