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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE FIRE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1033 AM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0937 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR HIGH HAINES IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

...HOT AND DRY AND UNSTABLE THROUGH FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY WILL LEAD TO AN UNSTABLE
ATMOSPHERE WITH PLUME DOMINATED ACTIVITY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
HIGH HAINES IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE
DRIVEN BY TERRAIN WITH UPSLOPE WINDS INCREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON
WHILE RIDGE TOPS WILL SEE WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST. THE DRY
CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CARRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND THOUGH SOME COOLING
IS EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH. NEAR RIDGE TOPS SOUTHWEST
                    WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 58.
MAX HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH. RIDGE TOPS SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH. RIDGE TOPS SOUTHWEST WINDS
                    AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

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FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA SWENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.RIDGE.01/BOI