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Spot Forecast for South Lost RX...FS-SCF
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
913 AM MDT Thu Apr 18 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on April 21.
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...Low pressure moving through western Montana during the day
Sunday will bring showers to portions of the Salmon-Challis NF, but
the prescribed area is on the lee side in relation to the wind and
will likely be precipitation-free on Sunday. The colder air in the trough
will bring temperatures down from their warmest the previous day, and
this will be the windiest day of the next week. Northwest wind on Monday
will keep conditions dry and clear out the clouds.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny.
CWR.................5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....8000ft elevation...47.
Min humidity........8000ft elevation...33 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 2 to 7 mph gusts to 12 mph, by 1200 becoming
                     southwest 10 to 16 mph gusts to 30 mph. By 1700
                     wind becoming west 6 to 14 mph gusts to 26 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 5900ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 27 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....None.
Snow level..........No snow expected.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................Near zero.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....8000ft elevation...24.
Max humidity........8000ft elevation...75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 4 to 10 mph gusts to 18 mph, becoming
                     northwest 2 to 7 mph.
Mixing height.......Inversion developing around 7300ft elevation.
                     Mixing height around 150ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest 14 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....None.
Snow level..........No snow expected.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................Zero.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....8000ft elevation...46.
Min humidity........8000ft elevation...29 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest 2 to 7 mph, by 1200 becoming
                     south 2 to 7 mph. By 1700 wind becoming
                     variable up to 5 mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 7100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 10 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....None.
Snow level..........No snow expected.

$$
Forecaster...Messick
Requested by...Jace James
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 04/21/24
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.EMAIL jace.james@usda.gov