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Spot Forecast for Rowley Canyon RX...USFS Westside Ranger District
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
250 AM MDT Wed Mar 12 2025

.DISCUSSION...Dry conditions will remain through midnight at the burn
area. Rain showers will develop after midnight and will continue to increase
ahead of the cold front. The cold front most likely will arrive around 1100-1200
MDT Thursday. There are some indications it could hold off until between 1600-1800
MDT. A band of very heavy rain, transitioning to snow, along with strong wind
gusts is expected with the front. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms
with the front as well.

.TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny then becoming partly sunny.
CWR.................0 percent.
Max temperature.....48-52.
Min humidity........43-47 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........Downslope 3-9 mph through 1000 MDT. South-southeast
                    16-21 mph with gusts to 33 mph in the afternoon.
Mixing height.......Increasing to 2800-3200 ft AGL in the afternoon.
Transport winds.....South 20-25 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.00 inches.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain after 0200 MDT.
CWR.................29 percent.
Min temperature.....38-42.
Max humidity........84-88 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South-southeast 24-28 mph with gusts to 40 mph
                    throughout the night.
Mixing height.......Lowering to 600-1000 ft AGL overnight.
Transport winds.....South 25-30 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.05-0.10 inches.
Snow level..........6500-7000 ft.

.THURSDAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain through the day. Rain and snow in the
                    afternoon. Slight chance of thunderstorms with a cold
                    front between 1100-1800 MDT.
CWR.................100 percent.
Chance of thunder...15 percent with the cold front.
Max temperature.....39-43.
Min humidity........62-66 percent.
Wind (20 ft)........South to South-southwest 22-26 mph with gusts to 40 mph
                    through 1100 MDT. Northwest 16-21 mph with gusts
                    to 35 mph behind the cold front.
Mixing height.......Rising to 2200-2600 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....Becoming West 20-25 mph.
Rainfall amount.....0.40-0.60 inches. Less than 1" of snow in the afternoon.
Snow level..........6000-6500 ft...falling to burn elevation in the afternoon.

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Forecaster...Keyes
Requested by...Logan Pfeiffer
Type of request...PRESCRIBED
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.EMAIL logan.pfeiffer@usda.gov