Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
647 FNUS55 KPIH 230900 FWFPIH Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southeast Idaho National Weather Service Pocatello ID 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .DISCUSSION... * Central Idaho Dispatch Area weather impact summary (Zones 475 and 476)... Isolated to scattered thunderstorms is expected each afternoon through Wednesday. Gusty winds and brief heavy downpours are possible near storms. Gusty winds up to 25 mph are likely on Wednesday outside thunderstorms. * East Idaho Dispatch Area weather impact summary (Zones 410...411 and 413)... Isolated thunderstorms is possible each afternoon through Wednesday.Gusty winds up to 25 mph are likely on Wednesday outside thunderstorms. Gusty winds to 30 mph along with better chances for scattered thunderstorms is likely for Thursday. * South Central Idaho Dispatch Area weather impact summary (Zones 422...425 and 427)... Isolated thunderstorms is possible each afternoon through Wednesday.Gusty winds up to 25 mph are likely on Wednesday outside thunderstorms. Gusty winds to 30 mph along with better chances for scattered thunderstorms is likely for Thursday.| IDZ475-232215- East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Haze in the morning. Patchy smoke through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....86-93 valleys and 76-83 ridges. 24 hr trend......3 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......14-21 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest 6 to 11 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West 6 to 11 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......14500-16000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming west around 15 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy smoke in the evening, then haze after midnight. * Min Temperature....56-62. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max Humidity.......41-49 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...West 7 to 10 mph shifting to the south 4 to 5 mph after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest 4 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the evening. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................2, then 1 after midnight. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Southwest around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of dry thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....85-92 valleys and 75-82 ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......16-24 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent up. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest 8 to 13 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest 8 to 13 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph increasing to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. * LAL................1, then 6 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13500-14500 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....South around 10 mph increasing to southwest around 20 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 57 to 64. Highs 76 to 83. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 57. Highs 72 to 79. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55. Highs 70 to 77. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ IDZ476-232215- Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Haze in the morning. Patchy smoke through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....87-94 valleys and 75-82 ridges. 24 hr trend......3 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......13-18 percent valleys and 15-23 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......3 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...West 4 to 9 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West 4 to 9 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......14500-16000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. Patchy smoke in the evening. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. * Min Temperature....55-62. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Max Humidity.......39-47 percent. 24 hr trend......12 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south 4 to 5 mph after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around 15 mph shifting to the southwest 4 to 6 mph after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................2, then 1 after midnight. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Northwest around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the morning, then chance of rain showers and dry thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....86-93 valleys and 75-82 ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......14-22 percent valleys and 19-26 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......3 percent up. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest 8 to 13 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest 8 to 13 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. * LAL................1, then 6 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......12000-13000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 63. Highs 77 to 84. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. .FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 59. Highs 73 to 80. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55. Highs 71 to 78. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ IDZ422-232215- Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny. Patchy smoke through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....87-94 valleys and 75-82 ridges. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......14-21 percent valleys and 19-27 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......2 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...West 4 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....West 4 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......14000-15000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. Patchy smoke in the evening. * Min Temperature....57-64. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Max Humidity.......43-51 percent valleys and 37-45 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......10 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...North 4 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest 4 to 7 mph with gusts to around 15 mph shifting to the south 4 to 6 mph after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Northwest around 10 mph in the evening becoming light. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....87-94 valleys and 75-82 ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......16-24 percent valleys and 22-30 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......2 percent up. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...East 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....South 6 to 11 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......12500-13500 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....South around 10 mph increasing to southwest around 20 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 62. Highs 77 to 84. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Breezy. Mostly clear. Lows 50 to 57. Highs 72 to 79. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 55. Highs 70 to 77. West winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ IDZ425-232215- Middle Snake River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny. Patchy smoke. * Max Temperature....Around 98. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......14-22 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds.........East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest 4 to 7 mph with gusts to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13500-14500 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the northwest in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Clear. Patchy smoke in the evening. * Min Temperature....61-66. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max Humidity.......49-57 percent. 24 hr trend......8 percent down. * 20ft winds.........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph with gusts to around 15 mph shifting to the northeast 4 to 6 mph after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Sunny then becoming partly cloudy. * Max Temperature....Around 99. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......16-24 percent. 24 hr trend......3 percent up. * 20ft winds.........East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 6 to 9 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13750-14750 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....East around 10 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 57 to 62. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 90s. $$ IDZ427-232215- Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny. Patchy smoke through the day. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....93-98 valleys and 85-92 ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......14-22 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest 4 to 6 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....North 4 to 6 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13250-14250 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. Patchy smoke through the night. * Min Temperature....64-71. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max Humidity.......38-46 percent valleys and 32-40 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......12 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....North 4 to 6 mph with gusts to around 15 mph shifting to the southeast after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......6. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....North around 10 mph shifting to the south after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy smoke through the day. Chance of rain showers and slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....94-100 valleys and 86-93 ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......18-26 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent up. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...South 4 to 8 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Southwest 4 to 8 mph with gusts to around 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...10 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......6. * Mixing Height......13000-14000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Southwest around 10 mph. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 62 to 69. Highs 84 to 91. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 58 to 65. Highs 80 to 87. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 62. Highs 77 to 84. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .SUNDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ IDZ410-232215- Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny. Patchy smoke. * Max Temperature....89-96. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......13-21 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds.........Northeast winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the west 4 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......14250-15250 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. Patchy smoke in the evening. * Min Temperature....57-64. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max Humidity.......53-61 percent. 24 hr trend......6 percent down. * 20ft winds.........Northwest winds 5 to 8 mph shifting to the northeast 4 to 7 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....North around 10 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. Slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....91-98. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......14-22 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds.........East winds 4 to 6 mph shifting to the south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......14000-15000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows 59 to 66. Highs 86 to 93. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 61. Highs 82 to 89. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 52 to 58. Highs 78 to 85. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 80s. $$ IDZ411-232215- Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny. Patchy smoke. * Max Temperature....Around 90 valleys and 80-87 ridges. 24 hr trend......3 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......18-24 percent. 24 hr trend......2 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest 4 to 6 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northwest 4 to 6 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13500-14500 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Partly cloudy then becoming clear. Patchy smoke in the evening, then areas of smoke after midnight. * Min Temperature....53-60. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Max Humidity.......64-72 percent valleys and 49-57 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......7 percent down. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast 4 to 5 mph. Ridges/upr slopes....Northeast 4 to 6 mph. Gusts up to 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......100-1100 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny then becoming partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature....Around 92 valleys and 81-88 ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min Humidity.......18-25 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...East 4 to 5 mph shifting to the southwest 4 to 6 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast 4 to 6 mph shifting to the southwest 6 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Gusts up to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1, then 2 in the afternoon. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13250-14250 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming southwest around 15 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56 to 63. Highs 76 to 83. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 52 to 59. Highs 72 to 79. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 48 to 55. Highs 69 to 76. South winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 70s. $$ IDZ413-232215- Caribou Range/Caribou NF- 300 AM MDT Tue Jul 23 2024 .Today... * Sky/weather........Sunny. Patchy smoke. * Max Temperature....89-96 valleys and 81-88 ridges. 24 hr trend......3 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......13-21 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Northeast 4 to 5 mph shifting to the northwest 4 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....East 4 to 6 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 8 mph with gusts to around 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......14250-15250 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Clear. Patchy smoke in the evening. * Min Temperature....57-64. 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max Humidity.......48-56 percent valleys and 43-51 percent ridges. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...North 4 to 7 mph shifting to the east 4 to 5 mph after midnight. Ridges/upr slopes....North 5 to 8 mph shifting to the southeast 4 to 7 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......0-1000 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....North around 10 mph shifting to the east after midnight. .WEDNESDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature....92-99 valleys and 83-90 ridges. 24 hr trend......2 degrees up. * Min Humidity.......14-20 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20ft winds......... Valleys/lwr slopes...Southeast 4 to 5 mph shifting to the southwest 4 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Ridges/upr slopes....Southeast 4 to 7 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0 percent. * LAL................1. * Haines Index.......5. * Mixing Height......13250-14250 ft AGL. * Transport Winds....Light winds becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon. .Forecast days 3 through 7...... .THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 67. Highs 82 to 89. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. .FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55 to 62. Highs 79 to 86. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 52 to 59. Highs 76 to 83. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. .SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 80s. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the mid 80s. $$ .OUTLOOK for July 30th through August 5th: ABOVE NORMAL temperatures and BELOW NORMAL precipitation. $$