FNUS75 KBOI 120403
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE  WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1003 PM MDT SUN AUG 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2133 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON
AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. ANY THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE BURN SITE MONDAY COULD PRODUCE
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS THROUGH 10 PM MDT. A DEGREE OR TWO WARMER ON
MONDAY WITH LIGHT DIURNAL WINDS. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM
NORTHWARD FROM FIRES FURTHER SOUTH FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE AROUND 3 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 0 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...0 POOR.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77 TO 79.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 19 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SOUTH AROUND 9 MPH WITH GUSTS 15 MPH ON THE
                    RIDGETOPS.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1875 EXCELLENT.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF
                    EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.THUNDERSTORMS MAY
                    PRODUCE GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52 TO 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 TO 44 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE AROUND 4 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA SWENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130811.RIDGE.02/BOI