529  
FNUS75 KBOI 280009  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR CROOKED...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
609 PM MDT THU AUG 27 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0000 MDT ON AUGUST 28.  
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.  
   
..BREEZY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON FRIDAY AND  
SATURDAY, ALTHOUGH NOT AS STRONG AS WINDS TODAY AND HUMIDITY WILL  
BE HIGHER. CLOUDS AND EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE UP  
FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS ALSO DEVELOPING. THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FRIDAY NIGHT. OUTFLOW GUSTS TO AROUND 35  
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM NEARBY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. A COLD  
FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST INTO  
SUNDAY ALONG RIDGELINES, BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD TREND LOWER THAN  
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  
   
REST OF TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57 TO 62.  
MAX HUMIDITY........38 TO 47 PERCENT.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH, THEN DOWNVALLEY/DOWNSLOPE  
2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2000 HRS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...5 POOR.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A  
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 82.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.  
CWR.................20 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING,  
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION  
50 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.  
MAX HUMIDITY........70 TO 80 PERCENT.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 18 MPH  
IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH  
OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...10 POOR.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING,  
THEN PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 80.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PERCENT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING, INCREASING  
TO 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH  
IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS  
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...1350 EXCELLENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...TANGEN  
REQUESTED BY...IDAHO TEAM 1  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620745.0/BOI  
.DELDT 08/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
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