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Spot Forecast for Self Help RX...FS-CTF
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
425 AM MDT Tue Sep 17 2019

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0700 MDT on September 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...Last night`s cold front will still have an influence on
weather this morning, even to the point that thunderstorms are possible
during the morning hours, but should end by 1100. Skies will continue
to clear, with much colder temperatures tonight. Temperatures for
Wednesday will be closer to normal for this time of year. More rain
develops on Thursday and continues through much of the day Friday with
another low crossing through southern Idaho.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunder-
                    storms, by 1100 becoming partly sunny with isolated
                    showers. Gusts to 50 mph near thunderstorms.
CWR.................25 percent.
LAL.................2.
Max temperature.....6100ft elevation...59.
Min humidity........6100ft elevation...32 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........East 2 to 7 mph, by 1000 becoming west 8 to 16 mph
                     gusts to 30 mph. By 1600, wind becoming northwest
                     6 to 12 mph gusts to 20 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 5700 to 6700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West 22 mph.
Haines Index........4.
Rainfall amount.....0.06 inch.
Snow level..........8500-8600 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................Zero.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....6100ft elevation...41.
Max humidity........6100ft elevation...65 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West 6 to 12 mph gusts to 20 mph, by 2100 becoming
                     variable up to 6 mph. By midnight, wind becoming
                     southeast 1 to 6 mph.
Mixing height.......Inversion top around 6500ft elevation.
                    Mixing height for locations above the
                    inversion 500ft AGL.
Transport winds.....East 9 mph under the inversion
                    Southeast 12 mph above the inversion.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....None.
Snow level..........No snow expected.

.WEDNESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................Zero.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....6100ft elevation...69.
Min humidity........6100ft elevation...19 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southeast 2 to 7 mph, by 1200 becoming south
                     6 to 12 mph gusts to 22 mph. By 1500 wind
                     becoming southwest 7 to 15 mph gusts to
                     28 mph.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 7200 to 8200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 22 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....None.
Snow level..........No snow expected.

$$
Forecaster...Messick
Requested by...Roo Phelps
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 1915556.0/PIH
.DELDT 09/17/19
.EMAIL rebecca.phelps@usda.gov