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FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIDGE FIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
945 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0848 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON FOR HAINES 6 CONDITIONS AT
THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL BE DIURNALLY DRIVEN TODAY. WEAK FRONTAL
PASSAGE ON SATURDAY WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST FOR
COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BETTER RH RECOVERIES THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL
ALSO BE SOME CU DEVELOPMENT ON SATURDAY MAINLY NORTH OF THE BURN SITE
BUT NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY...EXCEPT FOR SMOKE LAYERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84 TO 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE AROUND 3 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH ON THE RIDGE TOPS.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58 TO 62.
MAX HUMIDITY........28 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTH 4 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE AROUND 3 MPH
                    AFTER SUNSET.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 25 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE AROUND 4 MPH...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    6 MPH. RIDGE TOPS...WEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    UP TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.

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FORECASTER...SMITH
REQUESTED BY...REBECCA SWENSON
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130816.RIDGE.01/BOI