288
FNUS75 KPIH 261904
FWSPIH
SPOT FORECAST FOR THUNDER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
104 PM MDT FRI JUL 26 2024
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0600 MDT ON JULY 26.
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.
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FROM NOON SATURDAY THROUGH
10 PM MDT SATURDAY...
DISCUSSION
WE ARE EXPECTING POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY
MORNING WITH HUMIDITY VALUES AROUND 30-35%. WE SHOULD SEE THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE BEST TIMING FOR THUNDERSTORMS
AT THE FIRE WILL BE FROM 1400-2200 MDT SATURDAY. THERE IS A GREATER
THAN 50% CHANCE OF WINDS OVER 35 MPH WITH STORMS, AND A LOW CHANCE OF
GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THERE IS A VERY LOW BUT NON ZERO CHANCE OF SHOWERS
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 0600.
SATURDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY 1400 MDT.
CWR.................16 PERCENT.
LAL.................1, THEN 4 IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3-8 MPH THROUGH 1000 MDT.
WEST 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 1200 MDT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-900FT AGL, INCREASING TO 11400-11800 FT AGL IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX........5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....0.02-0.06 INCHES.
SATURDAY NIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
10% CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT.
CWR.................6 PERCENT.
LAL.................2, THEN 1 OVERNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH THROUGH
2100 MDT. DOWNSLOPE 2-7 MPH OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......LOWERING TO 700-1100 FT AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........5.
RAINFALL AMOUNT.....TRACE-0.02 INCHES.
FORECASTER...KEYES
REQUESTED BY...TARA KURTZBEIN
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 07/25/24
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