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Spot Forecast for West Lowman RX...USFS, BOF
National Weather Service Boise ID
428 PM MDT Wed May 1 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 1700 MDT on May 01.
If conditions become unrepresentative...contact the National Weather
Service.

...COOL WITH SHOWERS. A THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE THIS AFT/EARLY EVE...
...SLIGHTLY WARMER WITH MORE SHOWERS THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Snow showers will continue into the evening, with gusts to 20 mph
possible near the showers. An isolated lightning strike is in the
forecast through 9 pm MDT. Showers will diminish after 9 PM MDT, then
redevelop Thursday late morning and last through the afternoon. Chance
of thunderstorms is lower Thursday (too low to put in the official
forecast), but not zero.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with numerous snow showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms. Chance of precipitation
                    70 percent. No new snow accumulation.
Max temperature.....44 to 50.
Min humidity........33 to 41 percent.
CWR /0.10 inch/.....50 percent.
LAL.................2.
Wind - eye level....Northwest around 5 mph with gusts to around 8
                    mph.
Mixing height.......6000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 15 mph.
Haines Index........3 very low.
Ventilation index...900 excellent.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy. scattered snow showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms in the evening. Chance
                    of precipitation 50 percent through 9 PM MDT,
                    then 20% after 9 PM MDT..
Min temperature.....25 to 30.
Max humidity........69 to 89 percent.
CWR /0.10 inch/.....10 percent.
Wind - eye level....North up to 4 mph with gusts to around 8 mph in
                    the evening, becoming less than 3 mph after
                    midnight.
Mixing height.......400 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 5 mph.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow showers
                    in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40
                    percent.
Max temperature.....48 to 54.
Min humidity........33 to 38 percent.
CWR /0.10 inch/.....10 percent.
Wind - eye level....Downslope around 2 mph in the morning, shifting
                    to southwest 3 to 5 mph in the afternoon. Gusts
                    to 12 mph possible near showers.
Mixing height.......5500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 5 mph.

$$
Forecaster...Parker
Requested by...Guy Blom
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL guy.blom@usda.gov