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Spot Forecast for Woodtick Fire 07/22/2022...Forest Service
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
414 AM MDT Sat Jul 23 2022

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0700 MDT on July 23. 
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...
Winds have shifted out to being predominantly out of the north 
following the passage of the trough in southwest Montana yesterday. 
Winds will transition later today to being out of the west carrying 
the potential for wind gusts up to around 20 mph near Martin 
Mountain and along surrounding ridgelines. Skies will remain clear 
and outside of afternoon cumulus east of the fire with no 
thunderstorms or rain showers expected near the fire. Dry conditions 
continue for Sunday with the passage of a secondary trough in 
southwest Montana once again elevating afternoon wind gusts on the 
fire to around 25 mph during the afternoon out of the west/northwest.

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. Haze and areas of smoke in the morning. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 76. 
Min humidity........10 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........Northeast winds around 4 to 6 mph shifting to the 
*                     west 8 to 12 mph with gusts to around 20 mph in 
*                     the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1500-2500 ft AGL increasing to 10300-10400 ft 
*                     AGL. 
Transport winds.....West around 10 mph. 
Haines Index........5. 

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Clear. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Min temperature.....Around 51. 
Max humidity........30 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West winds 4 to 9 mph with gusts up to 15 mph in 
*                     the evening becoming light and variable early 
*                     Sunday morning.
Mixing height.......8300-9600 ft AGL decreasing to 500-1000 ft AGL 
*                     early in the evening. 
Transport winds.....West around 9 mph. 
Haines Index........5. 

.SUNDAY...

Sky/weather.........Sunny. 
CWR.................0 percent. 
LAL.................1. 
Max temperature.....Around 73. 
Min humidity........16 percent. 
Wind (20 ft)........West winds around 4 to 6 mph shifting to the 
*                     northwest 8 to 14 mph with gusts to around 25
*                     mph in the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......1700-2700 ft AGL increasing to 7700-8700 ft AGL 
*                     late in the morning. 
Transport winds.....Northwest around 8 mph. 
Haines Index........4. 

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Forecaster...McKaughan/Mackay
Requested by...WoodTick Look out
Type of request...WILDFIRE
.TAG 2215567.0/PIH
.DELDT 07/23/22
.EMAIL Craig.weaver@usda.gov