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Spot Forecast for Rock Creek 1 Rx...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
227 AM MST Sun Feb 23 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0800 MST on February 24.
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...Prior to the burn window, we are forecast 1.0-1.20" of moisture
at the burn site. Due to warmer temperatures, snowfall potential is around
1 inch or less during that timeframe. The pattern becomes more "showery" vs
widespread precipitation for Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures due drop, however
winds pick up through the forecast period. The strongest winds are Tuesday, where
there is a 55-75% chance of gusts over 40 mph and 40-50% chance of higher than 50 mph.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy.
                    Slight chance of rain showers through the day.
CWR.................7 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....40-44.
Min humidity........66-70 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest 10-14 mph with gusts to 18 mph through 0900 MST.
                    South 11-16 mph with gusts 25-30 mph for the rest of the day.
Mixing height.......Rising to 1300-1700 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....Southwest 20-25 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Trace to 0.02 inches.
Snow level..........7500-8000 ft.

.MONDAY NIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow showers.
CWR.................6 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Min temperature.....27-31.
Max humidity........79-83 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South 11-16 mph with gusts 25-30 mph through 2000 MST.
                    Southwest 17-22 mph with gusts to 35 mph overnight.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 300-700ft ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....West-southwest around 25 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Trace to 0.02 inches. Trace of wet snow.
Snow level..........Decreasing to elevation of burn.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of snow in the
                    morning.
CWR.................9 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....32-36.
Min humidity........62-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West-northwest winds 20-25 mph with gusts to 35-40
                    mph.
Mixing height.......Rising to 3500-3900 ft AGL by afternoon.
Transport winds.....West-northwest 25-35 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.01 to 0.04 inches.  Up to 0.5 inches of snow.

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Forecaster...Keyes
Requested by...Robatcek
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL nicholas.j.robatcek@usda.gov