FNUS75 KBOI 151614
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE...BOISE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1014 AM MDT THU AUG 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0952 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR HIGH HAINES
OF 6...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY FOR HAINES
6 CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVE TODAY
AND FRIDAY. BETTER MIXING COULD BRING GUSTS TO 20 MPH ON THE
RIDGE TOPS TODAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE ON SATURDAY
WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST FOR COOLER CONDITIONS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME CU DEVELOPMENT ON SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH OF THE
BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY FROM SMOKE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH. RIDGE TOP...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1875 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR EXCEPT FOR SMOKE TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60.
MAX HUMIDITY........20 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE AROUND 4 MPH. RIDGE TOPS...SOUTHWEST 3
                    TO 6 MPH GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...50 POOR.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79 TO 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 4 TO 7 MPH. RIDGE TOPS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8
                    MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...2200 EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...WILL BRIGGS
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130815.RIDGE.01/BOI