217  
FNUS75 KBOI 092228  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR ALDER RIDGE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
428 PM MDT THU APR 9 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT ON APRIL 09.  
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.  
   
..SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  
   
..COOLER AND WET SUNDAY AND MONDAY  
 
   
DISCUSSION  
 
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL  
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE  
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL DEVELOP  
LATER FRIDAY AFTERNOON, LIKELY AFTER 4 PM LOCAL. A CHANCE  
OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND  
SATURDAY. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE FROM  
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BETWEEN FRIDAY NIGHT AND  
SUNDAY, PERIODS OF RAIN WILL BRING ABOUT AROUND AN INCH  
OF PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS LIKELY ON MONDAY.  
   
REST OF TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PERCENT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...375 FAIR.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39 TO 44.  
MAX HUMIDITY........72 TO 77 PERCENT.  
CWR.................0 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING  
NORTH AROUND 3 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...5 POOR.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS  
IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS 60 PERCENT WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.  
MIN HUMIDITY........28 TO 33 PERCENT.  
CWR.................30 PERCENT.  
WIND - 20 FOOT......NORTH AROUND 3 MPH IN THE MORNING SHIFTING TO  
THE SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS TO 40 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.  
VENTILATION INDEX...750 EXCELLENT.  
 
 
FORECASTER...GROENERT  
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HIGHTOWER  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2609642.1/BOI  
.DELDT 04/09/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RALPH.LAMB@USDA.GOV,CHRISTOPHER.HIGHTOWER@USDA.GOV,EDUARD.HUNT@USDA.GOV,ALLISON.LUND@USDA.GOV  
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