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Spot Forecast for Garden Fire...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
912 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 2100 MDT on October 04.
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.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
Following a strong cold front passing through late tonight with
gusts observed up to 56 mph at the nearby Skull Gulch RAWS, winds
will begin to rapidly subside behind the exiting front after
midnight tonight with much quieter conditions expected over the
weekend. There will exist a slight chance for rain showers and or
virga on the fire tonight but little to no precipitation is
expected. Following a cooler day on Saturday, temperatures will
see an increase on Sunday as conditions remain very dry. Afternoon
gusts this weekend will be much lighter in that 15-20 mph range.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear.
                    Slight chance of rain showers.
CWR.................0 to 5 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....34 to 38 degrees.
Max humidity........65 to 75 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45
                    mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph with gusts to
                    around 25 mph after midnight. Winds gradually
                    decreasing through the overnight hours,
                    eventually becoming light and variable.
Mixing height.......1100 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 30 mph, decreasing to 10 to 15 mph
                    after midnight.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....62 to 66 degrees.
Min humidity........15 to 20 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming northwest 6 to 10 mph
                    with gusts to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......4500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 7 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly clear.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Min temperature.....38 to 42 degrees.
Max humidity........35 to 45 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds.
Mixing height.......900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 5 to 8 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
LAL.................1.
Max temperature.....70 to 74 degrees.
Min humidity........20 to 25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest 6 to 10 mph
                    with gusts to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......7700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 10 mph.
Haines Index........3.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

$$
Forecaster...MacKay
Requested by...Central Idaho Dispatch
Type of request...WILDFIRE
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.DELDT 10/04/24
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.EMAIL idcic@firenet.gov