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SPOT FORECAST FOR BULLDOG...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1232 PM MDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1142 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST TODAY...
...STRONG FRONTAL PASSAGE EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY AS AN
AMPLIFIED RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS SITUATED OVER THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. A BREAK DOWN OF THIS RIDGE WILL OCCUR ON
MONDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES EAST ACROSS IDAHO.
APPROXIMATE TIMING OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...IN THE VICINITY OF THE
FIRE...IS 9 PM MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS
IS EXPECTED /ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS/ ALONG AND
AHEAD OF THIS FRONT.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY AFTER 4 PM.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    EAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...90 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. INCREASED CLOUDS
                    WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY
                    LATE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
                    WINDS AND HAIL. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30
                    PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........19 TO 24 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    WITH SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...3500 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...LYNDSAY BELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130512.BULLD.01/BOI