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FNUS75 KBOI 171100
FWSBOI
SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHORN...SOUTH IDAHO DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
500 AM MDT THU SEP 17 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
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 SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LIGHTNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
DISCUSSION
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH A 30% CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40 MPH, SMALL HAIL, AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN IN
THE STRONGEST STORMS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
TOMORROW, WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES AND EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES.
TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING, THEN SHOWERS
LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........34 TO 39 PERCENT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHEAST 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25
MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 25 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...1875 EXCELLENT.
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 10% CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
WIND - 20 FOOT......WEST 5 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 14 MPH IN
THE EVENING SHIFTING TO THE EAST 3 TO 6 MPH
OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...5 POOR.
FRIDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56 TO 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 TO 48 PERCENT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
VENTILATION INDEX...700 EXCELLENT.
FORECASTER...ADAMS
REQUESTED BY...MIKE DANAHY
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 09/17/26
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