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Spot Forecast for Commissary Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
152 AM MDT Fri Oct 18 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0600 MDT on October 18.
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...Lighter amounts of rain or snow will continue
today. By early afternoon, the low will be far enough south that
drier air quickly moves in and shuts off precipitation. Winds will
also slowly decrease this afternoon as this happen. We quickly shift
back to a dry pattern through the weekend and next week. A storm
skirts by well to our north Monday. Light showers will remain well
north of the fire area. Temperatures will warm back into the 55-60 degree
range by Monday. Humidity will remain elevated. The system Monday
will kick up winds, generally in the 10-20 mph range including gusts.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly sunny.
                    Chance of rain and snow through 1300.
CWR.................10 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....43-47
Min humidity........56-60 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North-northwest 10-15 mph with gusts to 24 mph before
                    1200. North-northwest 6-10 mph with gusts to 17 mph in
                    the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising to 3500-3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North 10-15 mph.
Haines Index........2.
Rainfall amount.....0.02-0.07 inches. Less than 1 inch of snow possible.
Snow level..........Increasing to 7500-8500 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....26-30.
Max humidity........75-79 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........North-northwest 4-8 mph with gusts to 15 mph
                    through 2000. Downslope 2-8 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 200-500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North-northeast around 5 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....50-54.
Min humidity........43-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3-8 mph through 1200. Northwest
                    2-7 mph with gusts to 12 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Rising 2600-3000 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....North around 5 mph.
Haines Index........4.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

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Forecaster...Keyes
Requested by...Brendon Soper
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2423090.28/PIH
.DELDT 10/18/24
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.EMAIL brendon.soper@usda.gov,jacob.henrie@usda.gov