Suppression Forecast
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Spot Forecast for North leigh pile burn...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
Issued by National Weather Service Boise ID
343 AM MDT Thu May 22 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0400 MDT on May 22.
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...Temperatures will be warming today and be some 5 to
10 degrees warmer than Wednesday. Rain and storm chances will
increase as the day goes on as a weak shortwave and associated
cold front move through the area. Gusty winds around 40 mph would
be the main threat if a storm can get going and move over the burn
area. It will be a bit breezy this afternoon even outside of any
storms. Friday will be nearly a repeat of today, though winds will
be a bit lighter.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly to mostly cloudy. Increasing chance of
an isolated shower or storm after 1300 MST.
CWR.................0 to 5 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 to 5 percent in the morning, then 15 to 20
percent in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....59 to 64 degrees.
Min humidity........30 to 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South southeast around 10 mph in the morning,
becoming southwest around 15 to 20 in the
afternoon with gusts around 25 mph. Gusty and
erratic winds around any storms.
Mixing height.......Around 800 ft AGL in the morning, increasing
to near 8500 ft AGL by 1500 MST.
Transport winds.....South southeast around 10 to 15 mph through
the morning shifting to southwest around 25
mph this afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 to 0.05 inches.
Snow level..........8000 ft in the morning, increasing to near
10300 ft in the afternoon.


.FRIDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny through the morning, becoming
partly sunny in the afternoon with a small
chance of an isolated shower or storm.
CWR.................0 to 5 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 to 5 percent in the morning, then 5 to 10
percent in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....57 to 63 degrees.
Min humidity........30 to 35 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the west
around 10 mph in the afternoon with gusts
of 15 to 20 mph. Gusty and erratic winds
around any storms.
Mixing height.......800 ft AGL in the morning, increasing to
7000 ft AGL by 1500 MST.
Transport winds.....South southwest around 10 to 15 mph through
the morning, then west around 15 to 20 mph
in the afternoon.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........8300 ft in the morning, increasing to 9400 ft
in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Moore
Requested by...Austin Brown
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2514416.0/PIH
.DELDT 05/22/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL austin.brown@usda.gov,thomson.danz@usda.gov