625  
FNUS75 KPIH 152306  
FWSPIH  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR MRD PILES RX...USFS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID  
406 PM MST MON DEC 15 2025  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0600 MST ON DECEMBER 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (208) 232-9357, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...  
   
DISCUSSION  
WARM, DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AHEAD OF  
A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT  
INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM/COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE A WETTING  
RAIN. PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS RAIN BEFORE TURNING TO SNOW.  
THE BIGGER IMPACT WILL LIKELY BE WIND ON WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS UP  
TO AROUND 55 MPH LIKELY.  
   
TUESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................18 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...1 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43 TO 47.  
MIN HUMIDITY........64 TO 68 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO  
AROUND 18 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......1600 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.01 TO 0.05 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........8500-8600 FT.  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN LIKELY IN THE EVENING, THEN  
RAIN OVERNIGHT.  
CWR.................26 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...2 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35 TO 39.  
MAX HUMIDITY........95 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS  
TO AROUND 20 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 25 MPH  
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH OVERNIGHT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......0 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.07 TO 0.11 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........8200-8900 FT.  
   
WEDNESDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN IN THE MORNING. SNOW IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................99 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...7 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39 TO 43.  
MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING  
TO THE WEST 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  
GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 38 MPH.  
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.40 TO 0.60 INCHES.  
SNOW LEVEL..........9100 FT DECREASING TO 5800 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.  
 
 
FORECASTER...WYATT  
REQUESTED BY...RYAN ERICKSON  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2527749.0/PIH  
.DELDT 12/15/25  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL RYAN.ERICKSON@USDA.GOV  
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