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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
503 AM MDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2333 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR ERRATIC WINDS...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE /EMBEDDED IN
SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT/ WILL HELP SPUR ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BOISE NATIONAL FOREST TODAY - POSSIBLY
BEFORE NOON MDT. MAIN CONCERN WILL BE THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS
/AS STRONG AS 40 MPH/ THROUGH 11 PM MDT TONIGHT. SIMILAR SET-UP
FOR MONDAY WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
BY MID-AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70 TO 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SOUTH
                    AROUND 7 MPH ON THE RIDGETOP. THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 10 PM MDT. SOUTH
                    AROUND 7 MPH ON THE RIDGETOP. THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...64 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH ON THE RIDGETOP.
                    THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                    WINDS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...800 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...THIMMESCH
REQUESTED BY...COLIN GOOD
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130810.RIDGE.02/BOI