FNUS75 KBOI 131657
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIG PINE...BURNS BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1057 AM MDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0931 PDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DECREASING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY...
...WARMER AND DRIER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...

.DISCUSSION...
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING TO THE NORTHEAST WILL BRING ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL REMAIN TO
THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE FIRE AREA. MAIN CONCERN FOR THE FIRE AREA
TODAY WOULD BE ANY GUSTY WINDS FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTH
AND EAST. OTHERWISE WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS NEAR THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION. DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE AREA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86 TO 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........11 TO 16 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...600 GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...45 POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89 TO 94.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1800 EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...ALLEN
REQUESTED BY...IC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130813.BIGPI.01/BOI