FNUS75 KBOI 091343
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
743 AM MDT FRI AUG 9 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0715 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH HAINES 6 LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR HAS WORKED IN FROM THE SOUTH...ALTHOUGH THE FIRE WILL BE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO WARRANT ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR COMBINED WITH INSTABILITY
WILL RESULT IN HIGH HAINES OF 6 LATE TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. GUSTY
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
                    PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 AT 6000 FEET.
                    71 AT 8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1950 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........32 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 AT 6000 FEET.
                    71 AT 8500 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........16 TO 21 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...COLIN GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130809.RIDGE.01/BOI