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Spot Forecast for Cat Canyon Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
356 AM MDT Mon Jun 17 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 17.
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...A low pressure system and attendant cold front will
move through the area today. Southwest winds will turn to the
northwest and increase behind the front, gusting to around 35 mph
this afternoon. With the front ushering in an unseasonably cold
airmass, precipitation at the elevation of the wildfire is
expected to be snow today and tonight, with 2-3 inches of
accumulation possible. Low temperatures will fall below freezing
tonight and Tuesday night. Look for much lighter winds on Tuesday
and lingering light rain and snow showers. A few embedded
thunderstorms are possible today and Tuesday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning,
                    then snow showers and chance of thunderstorms
                    in the afternoon.
CWR.................77 percent.
LAL.................3.
Max temperature.....Around 45.
Min humidity........44 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph shifting to the
                    northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Gusts
                    up to 33 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 18 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.29 inches.
Snow level..........6900-7400 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. Chance of
                    thunderstorms and snow showers in the evening.
CWR.................38 percent.
LAL.................3.
Min temperature.....Around 27.
Max humidity........79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 16 mph. Gusts up to 32 mph
                    decreasing to 21 mph overnight. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms in
                    the evening.
Mixing height.......300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 16 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.12 inches.
Snow level..........6200-6700 ft.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Rain
                    showers, snow showers likely and slight chance
                    of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................15 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....Around 48.
Min humidity........39 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 5 to 6 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
Mixing height.......6600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 8 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.04 inches.
Snow level..........6500 ft increasing to 7500 ft in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Buffalo
Requested by...Ramshorn WFM
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/17/24
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.EMAIL matthew.hinners@usda.gov