FNUS75 KBOI 011418
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR COONSKIN...SHOSHONE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
818 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0738 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND GUSTY WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVES INTO WESTERN IDAHO. CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN NORTHEAST OF THE BURN SITES TODAY. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
TO 20 MPH AFTER 12 PM MDT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM MDT.
HUMIDITIES WILL BE SIMILIAR TO YESTERDAY...BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT BY
NOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 89.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 12 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...2800 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 TO 62 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING. DECREASING TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST AROUND 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTH AROUND 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    UP TO 16 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...500 GOOD.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130801.COONS.01/BOI