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Spot Forecast for Black Ridge 2...South Idaho Interagency Distpatch
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
433 AM MDT Fri Jul 17 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on July 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...Shower and thunderstorm coverage will gradually
increase later this morning, peaking between 1600 and 2000 MDT.
There is a 30-70% chance of gusts over 35 mph with storms
this afternoon and evening, with the highest outflow gusts approaching
55-60 mph. Stronger storms have the potential for producing over 0.25"
of rainfall. Saturday will be dry, although storms over higher terrain MAY
produce outflow boundaries that could impact the fire.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Isolated showers and
                    thunderstorms in the morning, then scattered
                    showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
CWR.................30 percent.
Chance of thunder...30 percent.
Max temperature.....90-94.
Min humidity........33-37 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 12-17 mph with gusts to 25 mph through
                    1300 MDT. Southwest 5-10 mph with gusts to 18 mph after
                    1300 MDT.
Mixing height.......Rising to 7200-7600 ft AGL for the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Northeast around 15 mph becoming Southwest during the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.02-0.06 inches.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy.
                    Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...20 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 62.
Max humidity........82 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 4-9 mph with gusts to 17 mph through 2000 MDT.
                    Northeast 8-13 mph with gusts to 20 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 200-500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Becoming East 10-15 mph overnight.
Rainfall amount.....Trace-0.02 inches.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....92-96.
Min humidity........23-27 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds 8-13 mph with gusts around 20 mph through 1400 MDT.
                    West 6-11 mph with gusts to 17 mph after 1400 MDT.
Mixing height.......Rising to 12600-13000 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....East around 10 mph becoming Southwest in the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...Keyes
Requested by...Radisa Kulasevic
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2617550.0/PIH
.DELDT 07/17/26
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.EMAIL Idscc@firenet.gov,radisal123@gmail.com