FNUS75 KBOI 111557
FWSBOI

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0855 MDT ON MAY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST...

.DISCUSSION...AMPLIFIED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD STRONG
OVER IDAHO - FOR HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT
WINDS TO INCREASE BY SUNDAY AS THE RIDGE BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD
AND GENERAL WINDS INCREASE OVER THE BURN AREA. HIGH-BASED CUMULUS
DECK WILL DEVELOP BOTH TODAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT SHOWERS
ARE UNLIKELY IN THIS AREA. A STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL CAUSE A
BREAKDOWN OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ON MONDAY. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS
AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...850 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 3 TO 5 PM IN THE EVENING...THEN EAST
                    LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED CUMULUS DECK DEVELOPING
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 TO 17 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1350 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...LYNDSAY BELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130511.BULLD.01/BOI