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FNUS75 KPIH 020744
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Spot Forecast for Scratch...USFS SCF
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
144 AM MDT Thu Oct 2 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on October 02.
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.

.DISCUSSION...Scattered showers are likely today as a slow moving
cold front approaches. Rainfall amounts today look light, probably
less than 0.10 inches. However as the cold front gets closer
tonight, a band of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms is
expected to move near or through the fire. Rainfall amounts of
0.50 to 1.00 inches are likely tonight into Friday morning.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in
                    the morning. Chance of rain showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................6 percent.
Chance of thunder...15 percent.
Max temperature.....50-55.
Min humidity........50-55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 8 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph
                    in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 18 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.01 inches.
Snow level..........10300-10500 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely in the
                    evening, then rain showers overnight.
CWR.................91 percent.
Chance of thunder...11 percent.
Min temperature.....35-40.
Max humidity........90-95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 8 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.76 inches.
Snow level..........9400-10300 ft.

.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers through the day. Slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................70 percent.
Chance of thunder...17 percent.
Max temperature.....40-45.
Min humidity........85-90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
                    expected near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......1700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 7 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.30 inches.
Snow level..........9400-9700 ft.

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Forecaster...Valle
Requested by...D. Cummins
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2522670.4/PIH
.DELDT 10/02/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL dakota.cummins@usda.gov,Dakota.cummins@usda.gov