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Spot Forecast for Alpine Rx...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
629 AM MDT Wed Apr 24 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on April 24.
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...The pattern is changing with south to southwest flow
aloft bringing moisture into the region and expect several days of
scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms mainly in the
afternoon. Winds will generally be under 10 mph other than
extremely gusty near any thunderstorms.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Scattered rain showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................7 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........38 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the west
                    6 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......4100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 11 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.04 inches.
Snow level..........6700 ft increasing to 11200 ft in the
                    afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Isolated rain showers in the
                    evening. Isolated thunderstorms through the
                    night. Scattered rain showers overnight.
CWR.................2 percent.
LAL.................2.
Min temperature.....Around 37.
Max humidity........100 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 11 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.03 inches.
Snow level..........10000 ft decreasing to 7900 ft overnight.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Numerous rain showers and
                    isolated thunderstorms in the morning, then
                    rain showers and scattered thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................66 percent.
LAL.................3.
Max temperature.....Around 57.
Min humidity........51 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 mph shifting to the west 6
                    to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......2800 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 12 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.15 inches.
Snow level..........8200 ft increasing to 10400 ft in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Kaiser
Requested by...Ryan Baum
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2412027.0/PIH
.DELDT 04/24/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL ryan.baum@usda.gov