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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR THUNDER CITY FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
440 PM MDT WED AUG 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR HIGH HAINES FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
6 PM MDT FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW
DAYS RESULTING IN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR AT NIGHT. THE DRY AIR COMBINED WITH INSTABILITY ALOFT
WILL INCREASE THE HAINES INDEX TO A 6 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...THUS A
RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48 TO 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........26 TO 36 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1950 EXCELLENT.

.OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE DOWN 2 TO 4 AND MIN
HUMIDITY UP 3 TO 6. HIGH HAINES INDEX OF 6. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...WOJCIK
REQUESTED BY...KIM SOPER
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130814.THUND.01/BOI