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SPOT FORECAST FOR CRANE...BOISE DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
140 PM MDT SUN MAY 12 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1320 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...HOT AND DRY TODAY AND MONDAY...
...STRONG COLD FRONT DUE AROUND SUNSET MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
...HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.  STRONG PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE FIRE AREA AROUND SUNSET MONDAY.
NORTHEAST WINDS MONDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST IN THE
AFTERNOON WELL AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT.  GUSTS WILL INCREASE
TO NEAR 30 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON.  STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH AROUND 9 PM MDT WITH
GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1250 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 57.
MAX HUMIDITY........55 TO 62 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91 TO 96.
MIN HUMIDITY........7 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN
                    THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...5075 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...COLIN
REQUESTED BY...LYNDSAY BELT
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130512.CRANE.01/BOI