The Black Fire began On August 19th and was lightning caused. It was located about 12 miles northwest of Swan Valley in Bonneville County and grew to 770 acres.
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The episode as NWS PIH wrote it up.
The Black Fire began On August 19th and was lightning caused. It was located about 12 miles northwest of Swan Valley in Bonneville County and grew to 770 acres. It was allowed to grow and burn naturally. The fire continued well into September.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 19, 1:23 PM MST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pocatello ID 223 PM MDT FRI AUG 19 2016 .DISCUSSION... Breezy and cooler conditions this afternoon will linger until sunset. Expect temperatures overnight to be cooler than the past couple of weeks. Mild and sunny conditions over the weekend with the models showing a rebound in temperatures for Sunday and Monday. A weak monsoon push combined with another cold front sweeping through the area late Monday into Tuesday will produce the potential for thunderstorms along the Idaho Utah border. Expect breezy conditions on Wednesday and cooler. Southwest flow enhances again at the end of next week with possible thunderstorms by next Friday. preston && .AVIATION...Expect breezy to moderate Northeast winds to continue for KIDA and KPIH and to a lesser extent for KBYI this afternoon as a dry cold front moves through the area. Look for clear skies and overall light winds tomorrow as high pressure builds back into the area. Wyatt && .FIRE WEATHER...Breezy to moderate Northeast winds are still occurring behind a dry cold front that moved through this morning. Relative humidity is currently around 25 to 35 percent and will drop around 5 to 10 percent more. However...winds are starting to drop slightly as the afternoon progresses. Temperatures are several degrees below normal today behind the cold front. Temperatures will rebound Saturday to near normal and Sunday above normal as high pressure ridging builds back into the area. Monday look for winds from the Southwest to start to increase ahead of the next system that will graze our Northern areas late Monday. Models are now showing the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms across our Southern borders on Monday. Monday a red flag warning may be needed for our Southern areas for lightning and our Northern areas for gusty winds and low relative humidity. Wyatt && . .PIH Watches/Warnings/Advisories... Lake Wind Advisory until 9 PM MDT this evening for IDZ021. &&
1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
The Black Fire began On August 19th and was lightning caused. It was located about 12 miles northwest of Swan Valley in Bonneville County and grew to 770 acres. It was allowed to grow and burn naturally. The fire continued well into September.
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