FNUS75 KBOI 032044
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR OWYHEE...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
244 PM MDT WED JUL 3 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1421 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR SCATTERED
   THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
ABUNDANT MOISTURE...STRONG SURFACE HEATING AND SEVERAL WEAK UPPER DISTURBANCES
WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE FIRE REGION TONIGHT
AND MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST. THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH HAS BEEN SUPPRESSED
SOUTHWARD WHICH IS ALLOWING MODERATE NORTHWEST FLOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE UPPER RIDGE WILL ALSO BE SUPPRESSED SOUTHWARD AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH
MOVES INLAND FRIDAY. THIS TROUGH NOT ONLY INCREASE THE WESTERLY WIND THE NEXT
FEW DAYS BUT ALSO BRINGS IN DRIER AIR. THIS WILL CONFINE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG
THE NEVADA BORDER THROUGH FRIDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. SOME
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS IN THE
                    EVENING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 40 PERCENT...EXCEPT NEAR 55 TO 60 PERCENT LOWER
                    ELEVATIONS.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DIMINISHING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY BY THE
                    AFTERNOON. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAINLY SOUTH OF THE FIRE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92 TO 97.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH BY THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1100 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...REDMAN
REQUESTED BY...DON STRAND
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130703.OWYHE.01/BOI