FNUS75 KBOI 081410
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR MCCAN...SHOSHONE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
810 AM MDT THU AUG 8 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0719 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR SCATTERED LIGHTNING...

.DISCUSSION....SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE NEAR
THE MCCAN FIRE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER
NORTHERN PUMPS MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY OVER THE AREA.
ALTHOUGH A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE
STORMS...WIDESPREAD WETTING RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER THERE WILL
BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS ESPECIALLY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OTHERWISE EXPECT UPSLOPE SOUTHWEST
WINDS ALONG SOLDIER CREEK.  AT RIDGETOP LEVEL WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTH THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83 TO 88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    THIS MORNING...BECOMING UPSLOPE 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1150 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 52.
MAX HUMIDITY........64 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...150 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........8 TO 13 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 9
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.

$$
FORECASTER...DECKER
REQUESTED BY...SCIIDC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130808.MCCAN.01/BOI