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FNUS75 KBOI 222351
FWSBOI
SPOT FORECAST FOR WAPITI WILDFIRE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
551 PM MDT TUE OCT 22 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON OCTOBER 23.
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.
..STRONG COLD FRONT WITH RAIN/SNOW ARRIVING WEDNESDAY EVENING
DISCUSSION
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE FIRE AROUND 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY, BRINGING NW WINDS OF 15 TO 25, WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE ON THE HIGHER NORTHWEST-FACING PEAKS. SNOW LEVEL WILL
FALL RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT, FROM AROUND 8000 FT AGL INITIALLY
TO AROUND 5000 FT AGL BY 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. WINDS BEFORE THE FRONT
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, 10 TO 16
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. THURSDAY WILL BE COOL WITH MUCH WEAKER
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........29 TO 44 PERCENT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.
VENTILATION INDEX...300 FAIR.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW AND RAIN IN THE EVENING, THEN SNOW AND
RAIN LIKELY OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
NEAR 100 PERCENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3
INCHES.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18 TO 33.
MAX HUMIDITY........71 TO 99 PERCENT.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND - 20 FOOT......WIND BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.
VENTILATION INDEX...15 POOR.
THURSDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 TO 40 PERCENT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO
THE WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW.
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.
FORECASTER...PARKER
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS COLT - PSC
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/23/24
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