FNUS75 KBOI 101013
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR CEDAR MOUNTAIN...VALE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
413 AM MDT SAT AUG 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0247 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE AFTER 2 PM PDT...
...FORECAST IS FOR RIDGETOP AND UPPER-THIRD OF THE SLOPE...

.DISCUSSION...SUNNY SKIES THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SCATTERED
CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP /AFTER 2 PM PDT/ OFF TO THE NORTHWEST OF
THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN FIRE. MAIN CONCERN WOULD BE OUTFLOW WINDS FROM
THESE STORMS - WHICH COULD REACH THE FIRE AND CAUSE AN ABRUPT
INCREASE OR SHIFT TO THE LOCAL WINDS. SIMILAR SET UP FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS AT THE FIRE ITSELF.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS DECK IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81 TO 86.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND
                    12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 12 MPH ON THE RIDGETOP. GUSTY AND
                    ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE FROM THUNDERSTORMS
                    OFF TO THE NORTHWEST.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1500 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51 TO 56.
MAX HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING...THEN DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER 10 PM PDT. NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    ON THE RIDGETOP.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...100 POOR.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 15 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 16 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH...EXCEPT SOUTHWEST
                    AROUND 8 ON THE RIDGETOP. THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1300 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130810.CEDAR.01/BOI