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Suppression Forecast
Issued by NWS Boise, ID

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SPOT FORECAST FOR IRON SPOT TEST...SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1258 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1207 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TUESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT...
...GUSTY WESTERLY WITH A COLD FRONT ON WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. MID-LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON TUESDAY...SUPPORTING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN BOISE FOREST TUESDAY EVENING SHIFTING WINDS TO THE WEST WINDS
WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........17 TO 22 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......WEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36 TO 41.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 TO 69 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING DOWNSLOPE
                    AROUND 4 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......EAST AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...40 POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING. THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH
                    A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68 TO 73.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH AROUND 30 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...2250 EXCELLENT.

$$
FORECASTER...GROENERT
REQUESTED BY...DG
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130520.IRONS.01/BOI