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Spot Forecast for Sterling WMA-JohnsonRX...Idaho Falls District BLM
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
136 PM MST Wed Feb 4 2026

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on February 09.
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...An area of low pressure will move across eastern Idaho
Sunday night through Tuesday. However, the lower elevations at this
time may not such in the way of precipitation based on the latest
forecast. There is a wide spread in precipitation amounts when looking
at amounts outside of the official forecast. There is still a 20-30%
chance of more than 0.10" Monday and Monday evening, with a less than
10% chance of more than 0.25" during the same period. Looking beyond
Monday, the pattern tries to turn wetter, however model track record
this season has not be very good several days out...so expect changes in
forecast precipitation amounts even for Monday.


.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of rain.
CWR.................7 percent.
Max temperature.....44-48.
Min humidity........52-56 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph
                    in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to 3200-3600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 20-25 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Trace-0.04 inches.
Snow level..........5500-6500 ft.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
CWR.................5 percent.
Min temperature.....25-29.
Max humidity........90 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 6 to 11 mph.
Mixing height.......Lowering 200-500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest 10-15 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Trace-0.02 inches. Dusting of snow possible.
Snow level..........Lowering to elevation of the burn.
.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow.
CWR.................5 percent.
Max temperature.....40-44.
Min humidity........57-61 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 6 mph shifting to the northeast
                    around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to 3300-3700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northeast 10-15 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Trace-0.02 inches. Dusting of snow possible.
Snow level..........4500-5000 ft.

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Forecaster...Keyes
Requested by...James Karn
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2601600.0/PIH
.DELDT 02/04/26
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL jkarn@blm.gov