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Spot Forecast for Maze...USWFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1247 PM MDT Wed Jul 8 2026

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1700 MDT on July 08.
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...Isolated thunderstorm chances are increasing through
the afternoon and evening, especially between 1600 MDT and 2300
MDT. The fire is located within the "Marginal" risk for severe
weather from the Storm Prediction Center with the main threat
being gusty, erratic winds around 60 mph possible with the
strongest storms. There remains a small chance for an isolated
storm or two on Thursday, though activity looks much less
organized with the potential for wind gusts to around 45 mph. The
heat will continue to increase as high pressure slowly builds in
over the area for the weekend.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny becoming partly sunny with a slight
chance of a thunderstorm after 1600 MDT.
CWR.................Around 5 percent.
Chance of thunder...10 to 15 percent after 1600 MDT.
Max temperature.....89 to 94 degrees.
Min humidity........15 to 20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
around 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds around
thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......Around 11200 ft AGL by 1800 MDT. Decreasing
to around 500 ft AGL by 2100 MDT.
Transport winds.....West around 15 mph becoming northeast around
10 mph by 2300 MDT.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain or
a thunderstorm in the evening.
CWR.................Around 5 percent.
Chance of thunder...Around 15 percent until 2100 MDT then
decreasing to near 0 percent by midnight.
Min temperature.....49 to 54 degrees.
Max humidity........Around 75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 10 mph shifting to the east
                    around 5 to 10 mph by midnight. Gusty and
erratic winds around thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......Decreasing to around 400 ft AGL by 0500 MDT.
Transport winds.....Southeast around 10 mph after midnight then
east around 5 mph by 0600 MDT.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny in the morning becoming partly sunny
in the afternoon. Small chance for an
isolated storm after 1500 MDT.
CWR.................0 percent.
Chance of thunder...Around 5 percent.
Max temperature.....89 to 94 degrees.
Min humidity........10 to 15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light east winds becoming southwest 10 to 15
mph with gusts around 20 to 35 mph in the
afternoon.
Mixing height.......Around 400 ft AGL at 0600 MDT increasing to
10000 ft AGL by 1300 MDT and then increasing
to 13100 ft AGL late in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....Light east winds in the morning becoming
southwest around 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.OUTLOOK...

.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 62. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 96. South winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 65.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 101.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 68. Highs
95 to 103.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 60 to
69. Highs 91 to 100.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 96.


$$
Forecaster...Moore
Requested by...EIIFC
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2616940.1/PIH
.DELDT 07/08/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL tdegarmo@blm.gov,tlabrum@blm.gov,ideic@firenet.gov