224  
FNUS75 KBOI 281023  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR TARTAR...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
423 AM MDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0800 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.  
   
..ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
CLOUDY TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS  
AND SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING INTO EARLY  
SATURDAY MORNING WITH PASSAGE OF A WEAK SHORTWAVE. THESE ARE  
UNLIKELY TO BRING WETTING RAINFALL TO THE FIRE. COOLER AND DRY  
CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY. THERE IS ABOUT A 10% CHANCE FOR  
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY  
EXPECTED EAST OF THE FIRE. WINDS LIKELY TO INCREASE SATURDAY  
EVENING BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FROM  
THE NORTHWEST. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE COOLER AND WETTER CONDITIONS  
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING IN  
BY THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TO 86.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 33 PERCENT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20  
MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...975 EXCELLENT.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING, THEN A SLIGHT  
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53 TO 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........47 TO 64 PERCENT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING SHIFTING TO  
THE NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP  
TO 24 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED  
NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...10 POOR.  
   
SATURDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73 TO 83.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 33 PERCENT.  
CWR.................10 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......WEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...1275 EXCELLENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...SMITH  
REQUESTED BY...CAROLINE CARLSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2620371.4/BOI  
.DELDT 08/28/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL CAROLINECARLSON9@GMAIL.COM  
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