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Spot Forecast for Sheep Station RX...USFS Caribou/Targhee
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
807 AM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MDT on April 23.
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...Today will remain dry under weak high pressure with
around a 30 percent chance of rain over the burn area Wednesday
afternoon. Precipitation chances will increase through the weekend.
Winds will be light to breezy today, increasing Wednesday afternoon.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny with increased clouds in the
afternoon.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....58 to 62 degrees.
Min humidity........18 to 22 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 7 to 11 mph shifting to the
                    south around 1300 MDT. Gusts to around 18 mph.
Mixing height.......6300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........5800 ft increasing to 7300 ft in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....34 to 38 degrees.
Max humidity........51 to 55 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast winds 6 to 10 mph shifting to the
                    northeast 5 to 8 mph after Midnight MDT.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East around 9 mph.
Haines Index........4.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........7600-7900 ft.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................3 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....64 to 68 degrees.
Min humidity........20 to 24 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 8
                    to 13 mph by 1200 MDT. Gusts to around 20 mph.
Mixing height.......8200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 10 mph.
Haines Index........4.
Rainfall amount.....0.02 inch or less.
Snow level..........7500-8400 ft.

$$
Forecaster...Cropp
Requested by...Jon Mcconnell
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2411949.0/PIH
.DELDT 04/23/24
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jonathan.mcconnell@usda.gov