757 
FXUS65 KBOI 032030
AFDBOI

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boise ID
230 PM MDT Mon Sep 3 2018

.SHORT TERM...Tonight through Wednesday...Latest HRRR smoke model
brings smoke from California wildfires across our southernmost 
areas tonight, spreading northeast over all but northernmost 
areas by Tesday night, and continuing Wednesday.  Warming trend 
with Wednesday likely the warmest day of the week.  Instability 
and moisture will provide a slight chance of thunderstorms in 
the Blue Mountains of western Baker County Wednesday afternoon.

.LONG TERM...Wednesday night through Monday...Dry southwest flow 
aloft will keep temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal through 
Friday and slightly above normal on Saturday. This pattern will 
continue to bring smoke at upper levels from fires in southwest 
Oregon and northern California. Models are trending slower on the 
arrival of a dry Pacific cold front, which is now expected to cross 
our area on Saturday. It will be followed by breezy west to 
northwest winds Saturday afternoon, and temperatures will lower to 
near normal for Sunday and Monday. 

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.AVIATION...VFR. Mostly clear. Surface winds northwest 10-15 kts
becoming light and variable after 03z. Winds aloft near 10k feet MSL 
west 10-20kt.

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.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
OR...None.

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SHORT TERM...LC
LONG TERM....JT/WH
AVIATION.....JT