FNUS75 KBOI 170611
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1211 AM MDT WED JUL 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2338 MDT ON JULY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED AT OR NEAR THE BURN SITE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
AT 12 AM MDT...THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING JUST SOUTH OF THE BURN SITE
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH WHICH COULD BRING OUTFLOW WINDS TO THE FIRE.
MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND THE BURN SITE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH AND
HEAVY RAIN WITH THE STORMS. A WARM AND DRIER TREND WILL BEGIN ON THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. CHANCE
                    OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....EAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...950 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 TO 63 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST 3 TO 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...30 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130716.RIDGE.01/BOI