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Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
005 FNUS75 KBOI 162031 FWSBOI Spot Forecast for Paddock Fire...BLM National Weather Service Boise ID 231 PM MDT Fri Aug 16 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 MDT on August 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. ...WARM, DRY, WINDY, AND UNSTABLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...STAYING HOT AND DRY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... ...ISOLATED STORMS TO THE EAST MONDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION... Saturday will be the most critical fire weather day: extreme mixing heights, steep low level lapse rates, and high ventilation rates support unstable conditions and high Haines near the fire. At the same time, temps see a sharp rise and RHs drop in suit. While the zone of the incident does not have RFW criteria met, the fire weather setup warrants attention. Conditions stay warm and dry through next week, with the only interruption being a slight chance of storms, mainly to the east of the incident, on Monday. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....84 to 99. Min humidity........10 to 17 percent. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Wind - 20 foot......South 3 to 6 mph. Mixing height.......11500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 20 mph. Haines Index........5 moderate. Ventilation Index...1725 excellent. .SATURDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....57 to 66. Max humidity........37 to 52 percent. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Wind - 20 foot......South 4 to 10 mph with gusts to around 16 mph. Mixing height.......100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 10 mph. Haines Index........6 high. Ventilation Index...10 poor. .SUNDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Max temperature.....79 to 94. Min humidity........13 to 21 percent. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Wind - 20 foot......South 3 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......6500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....South around 5 mph. Haines Index........5 moderate. Ventilation Index...325 fair. .SUNDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....59 to 68. Max humidity........35 to 50 percent. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Wind - 20 foot......Northeast 3 to 8 mph. Mixing height.......100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. Haines Index........5 moderate. Ventilation Index...5 poor. .MONDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 10 percent. Max temperature.....81 to 96. Min humidity........12 to 19 percent. CWR.................10 percent. LAL.................1 in the morning increasing to 2 in the afternoon. Wind - 20 foot......East 3 to 6 mph in the morning shifting to the southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon. Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. Haines Index........5 moderate. Ventilation Index...425 fair. .MONDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. Min temperature.....56 to 66. Max humidity........31 to 46 percent. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Wind - 20 foot......Northwest 3 to 6 mph in the evening shifting to the northeast overnight. Mixing height.......100 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Northeast around 5 mph. Haines Index........5 moderate. Ventilation Index...5 poor. $$ Forecaster...Macfarlane Requested by...Sierra Sampson Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2420399.0/BOI .DELDT 08/17/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL sierra.sampson@usda.gov