Spot Forecast
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
139 FNUS75 KPIH 120106 FWSPIH Spot Forecast for Bench Fire...South Idaho Interagency Dispatch Center National Weather Service Pocatello ID 706 PM MDT Thu Jul 11 2024 Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1900 MDT on July 11. 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 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION...High pressure ridge has flattened today with a passing trough over southern Canada. The air is very dry with relative humidity of 12 to 15 percent and west to northwest winds of around 8 to 12 and gusts around 20 to 25 mph. Winds will drop off overnight and high pressure ridge builds back in Saturday. Expect hot and dry conditions to continue through Saturday. The ridge moves east Saturday into Sunday and allows some moisture to move into the area. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms Sunday afternoon with a better chance Monday afternoon. .REST OF TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 58 to 62. Max humidity........30 to 34 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West northwest winds 8 to 12 mph with gusts to around 20 to 25 mph shifting to the south southwest overnight and dropping to around 5 to 10 mph. Mixing height.......10800 ft AGL decreasing to 800 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....South around 9 mph. Haines Index........5. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snow level..........13000-13100 ft. .FRIDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 80 to 84. Min humidity........14 to 18 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Shifting to southwest 8 to 12 mph with gusts around 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......800 ft AGL increasing to 12100 ft AGL in the late morning and afternoon. Transport winds.....Southwest around 24 mph. Haines Index........6. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snow level..........13000-13100 ft. .FRIDAY NIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly clear. CWR.................0 percent. LAL.................1. Min temperature.....Around 58 to 62. Max humidity........29 to 33 percent. Wind (20 ft)........West winds 5 to 11 mph with gusts to around 20 mph shifting to the south around 5 to 8 mph overnight. Mixing height.......12100 ft AGL decreasing to 700 ft AGL in the late evening and overnight. Transport winds.....Southwest around 14 mph. Haines Index........6. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snow level..........13100-13300 ft. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. CWR.................1 percent. LAL.................1. Max temperature.....Around 81 to 85. Min humidity........12 to 16 percent. Wind (20 ft)........South winds around 5 to 8 mph shifting to the west 6 to 12 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. Mixing height.......7800 ft AGL. Transport winds.....Southwest around 20 mph. Haines Index........6. Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches. Snow level..........13100-13400 ft. $$ Forecaster...Wyatt Requested by...Dispatch Center Type of request...WILDFIRE .TAG 2417838.0/PIH .DELDT 07/11/24 .FormatterVersion 2.0.0 .EMAIL BLM_ID_TF_SCIIDC@blm.gov