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Spot Forecast for Rock Creek 1 Rx...USDA Forest Service
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
537 AM MST Mon Mar 3 2025

Forecast is based on ignition time of 0600 MST on March 03.
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 just to our south will shift
eastward today. Precipitation chances will increase heading into
the afternoon today and diminish through the day Tuesday. Snow
levels will be low enough for precipitation to fall as strictly
snow, with a 70% probability of 4 inches of accumulation and 30%
chance of 5 inches through Tuesday afternoon. Liquid equivalent
will range 0.30 to 0.50 inch. Breezy northwest winds will peak
tonight with sustained speeds to 30 mph and gusts to 45 mph.


.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow in the morning, then
                    snow in the afternoon.
CWR.................40 to 60 percent.
Chance of thunder...Less than 5 percent.
Max temperature.....30 to 34 degrees.
Min humidity........87 to 91 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Northwest winds around 10 mph, increasing to 25
mph during the afternoon. Gusts 30 to 40 mph.
Mixing height.......1200 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 20 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.15 to 0.30 inches.
Snow level..........4700-5400 ft.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then
                    slight chance of snow after Midnight MST.
CWR.................30 percent.
Chance of thunder...Less than 5 percent.
Min temperature.....23 to 27 degrees.
Max humidity........91 to 95 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Breezy. Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph, decreasing
overnight to 15 to 20 mph by sunrise. Gusts
                    35 to 45 mph.
Mixing height.......0 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Northwest around 30 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.10 to 0.20 inches.
Snow level..........5500 ft decreasing to 4500 ft overnight.

.TUESDAY...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy.
CWR.................5 percent.
Chance of thunder...0 percent.
Max temperature.....32 to 36 degrees.
Min humidity........70 to 74 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 10 to 18 mph with gusts 20 to 30 mph.
Mixing height.......2300 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....West around 17 mph.
Rainfall amount.....Less than 0.05 inches.
Snow level..........4300-5000 ft.

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Forecaster...Cropp
Requested by...Creeden
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL kyley.creeden@usda.gov,blake.boomer@usda.gov,ryan.erickson@usda.gov,william.creeden@usda.gov