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Spot Forecast for Red Creek Unit 9...USFS
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
503 AM MDT Sun May 11 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MDT on May 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.

.DISCUSSION...A low pressure system approaching the area from the
west today will result in increasing southwest winds with gusts to
around 25 mph anticipated this afternoon, as well as increased
shower and thunderstorm chances. The thunderstorms this afternoon
may be strong to severe, with erratic wind gusts around 60 mph
and hail the primary concerns. Humidity levels will remain higher
today, with minimum relative humidities this afternoon around 40
percent, while temperatures run 6 to 8 degrees cooler than
yesterday. Rain showers will taper off overnight, with a break
from precipitation during the day on Monday.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and slight
                    chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then
                    rain showers and chance of thunderstorms in the
                    afternoon.
CWR.................57 percent.
Chance of thunder...52 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 64.
Min humidity........40 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 10 to 16 mph with gusts to
                    around 25 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected
                    near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......6900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 21 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.15 inches.
Snow level..........11200-11300 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear.
                    Chance of rain showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
CWR.................32 percent.
Chance of thunder...22 percent.
Min temperature.....Around 43.
Max humidity........62 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South winds 8 to 11 mph. Gusty and erratic
                    winds expected near thunderstorms in the
                    evening.
Mixing height.......200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South around 13 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.09 inches.
Snow level..........11300 ft decreasing to 9100 ft overnight.

.MONDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny.
CWR.................3 percent.
Chance of thunder...8 percent.
Max temperature.....Around 65.
Min humidity........25 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Southwest winds 7 to 14 mph with gusts to
                    around 22 mph.
Mixing height.......8500 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Southwest around 24 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.
Snow level..........8900 ft increasing to 10100 ft in the
                    afternoon.

$$
Forecaster...Buffalo
Requested by...Ryan Baum
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2513231.4/PIH
.DELDT 05/11/25
.FormatterVersion 2.0.0
.EMAIL brendon.soper@usda.gov,ryan.baum@usda.gov,deborah.flowers@usda.gov