363  
FNUS75 KBOI 221149  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR COLD RX- RUFFIN B2...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
549 AM MDT TUE OCT 22 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (208)334-9060, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
..DRY TODAY WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS
 
 
...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY...  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES WARM AS SHOWERS MOVE  
OUT THIS MORNING, WITH LIGHT UPSLOPE WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A  
SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY EVENING, WITH SNOW  
LEVELS LOWERING FROM 6500 FEET ON WEDNESDAY TO VALLEY FLOORS ON  
THURSDAY MORNING. RAINFALL WILL TOTAL AROUND 0.15-0.25 INCHES OF  
RAIN BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE AROUND A HALF  
INCH BY THURSDAY MORNING, BUT IT WILL LIKELY MELT BY THE EARLY  
AFTERNOON. BREEZY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE INITIAL FRONTAL PASSAGE  
AROUND 1500-1600 MDT ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. DRY  
CONDITIONS WILL RETURN LATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  
   
TODAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 56.  
MIN HUMIDITY........41 TO 46 PERCENT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTHEAST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING  
LESS THAN 4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE.  
VENTILATION INDEX...175 POOR.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34 TO 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.  
VENTILATION INDEX...8 POOR.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN BECOMING HEAVIER IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 53.  
MIN HUMIDITY........49 TO 54 PERCENT.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......EAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.  
VENTILATION INDEX...350 FAIR.  
 

 
FORECASTER...ADAMS  
REQUESTED BY...DAN WOLF  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2424550.1/BOI  
.DELDT 10/22/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL DANIEL.WOLF@USDA.GOV,JONATHAN.MILLER@USDA.GOV  
 
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