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Spot Forecast for Cat Canyon Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
430 AM MDT Sun Jun 16 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on June 16.
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...Expect less wind today ahead of the next cold front
arriving later tonight. Winds will generally from the west with some
occasional gusts in the 25-30 mph range. RH values will likely drop
to around 15 percent today under clear skies. Tonight clouds, and
precipitation chances increase with the arrival of the next cold
front. The fire incident elevation is high enough to be primarily
snow with some accumulation possible, particularly Monday. Winds
will be gusty and erratic Monday afternoon behind the cold front.
Temperatures Monday night into Tuesday morning should be near or
sub-freezing.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................1 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....Around 56.
Min humidity........15 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......8900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph.
Haines Index........4.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........5800 ft increasing to 7800 ft in the afternoon.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow overnight.
CWR.................23 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....Around 35.
Max humidity........72 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 6 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 12 mph.
Haines Index........4.
Rainfall amount.....0.07 inches.
Snow level..........7500-8000 ft.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then snow
                    showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................76 percent.
LAL.................3.
Max temperature.....Around 42.
Min humidity........52 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 8 to 18 mph with gusts to
                    around 30 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......6100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 19 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.36 inches.
Snow level..........6700-6800 ft.

$$
Forecaster...Axford
Requested by...Ramshorn WFM
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 06/16/24
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.EMAIL matthew.hinners@usda.gov