FNUS75 KBOI 192316
FWSBOI

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOWARD...PAYETTE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
516 PM MDT MON AUG 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1657 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON MDT
FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
LITTLE CHANGE THROUGH TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE DRIVEN MOSTLY BY
DOWNSLOPE AND UPSLOPE. BASED ON OBS IN THE SPOT REQUEST...KEPT
WIND SPEEDS LOW IN THE FORECAST. THE CHANCE FOR STORMS INCREASES
SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALREADY BEEN
POSTED BEGINNING 6 AM WED. ALTHOUGH STORMS OBVIOUSLY MEAN MORE
LIGHTNING...THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THESE STORMS SHOULD BE WET...
WITH HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. NO STORMS UNTIL WEDNESDAY AT THE EARLIEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65.
MAX HUMIDITY........44 TO 53 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TO 90.
MIN HUMIDITY........14 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....DOWNSLOPE SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTH 2 TO 4 MPH LATE MORNING.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...175 POOR.

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FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130819.HOWAR.02/BOI