590  
FNUS75 KBOI 250336  
FWSBOI  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR FOUR MILE RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
936 PM MDT WED APR 24 2024  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON APRIL 25.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
..COOLER AND WETTER THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY
 
 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
A WEAK, DRY COLD FRONT TONIGHT WILL KEEP WINDS WESTERLY ON THURSDAY. GROWING  
CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP INTO ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND THE SPOT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
THEN, NUMEROUS RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WILL ARRIVE FROM THE WEST AROUND 0100 MDT FRIDAY  
MORNING WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT. HIGHER RIDGES SHOULD SEE LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH  
SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 5500-6500 FT MSL FRIDAY MORNING. SHOWER COVERAGE WILL DECREASE  
AFTER 0600-0800 MDT, BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AROUND THE SPOT THROUGH THE  
AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE FOR A LIGHTNING STRIKE BETWEEN 1500-1900 MDT FRIDAY. ERRATIC  
GUSTS UP TO 20-30 MPH POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AREAS NEAR STORMS.  
 
   
THURSDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW  
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF  
PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44 TO 54.  
MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 45 PERCENT.  
CWR /0.10 INCH/.....10 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
WIND - EYE LEVEL....WEST UP 4 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 12 MPH ON  
RIDGES.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.  
VENTILATION INDEX...550 GOOD.  
   
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN RAIN AND SNOW AFTER  
MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.  
SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1-3 INCHES TOTAL.  
SNOW LEVEL COULD DIP AS LOW AS 5500 FT MSL OVERNIGHT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31 TO 37.  
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT.  
CWR /0.10 INCH/.....50 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1.  
WIND - EYE LEVEL....SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT, THEN  
NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH FRIDAY MORNING.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........3 VERY LOW.  
VENTILATION INDEX...25 POOR.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS, MAINLY IN THE MORNING.  
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT. SNOW ACCUMULATION  
TO 1-3 INCHES TOTAL.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38 TO 48.  
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 65 PERCENT.  
CWR /0.10 INCH/.....60 PERCENT.  
LAL.................1 IN THE MORNING, INCREASING TO 2 IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
WIND - EYE LEVEL....NORTHEAST OR VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH, BECOMING  
NORTHWEST-WEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGE  
TOP GUSTS TO 11 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.  
HAINES INDEX........2 VERY LOW.  
VENTILATION INDEX...200 FAIR.  
 

 
FORECASTER...HENRY  
REQUESTED BY...LAUREL INGRAM  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2411765.3/BOI  
.DELDT 04/25/24  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL ZACHARY.FREUNDLICH@USDA.GOV,LAUREL.INGRAM@USDA.GOV  
 
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