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WWUS85 KPIH 141405
RFWPIH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
805 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 410 425 AND 427..
IDZ425-427-142100-
/O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0004.250714T2000Z-250715T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0004.250714T2000Z-250715T0300Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM NORTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS
BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER-
805 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 425 AND 427...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER
VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM NORTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 427 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN
SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
GUSTY INTO EARLY EVENING. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 15
PERCENT DURING THIS TIME.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY BASED ON THESE CRITERIA
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO:
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS OF AT
LEAST 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS, OR 30 MPH IN THE SNAKE PLAIN.
- THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OF 25 PERCENT, WITHOUT SPECIFIC RAINFALL
CRITERIA.
- OTHER HIGH IMPACT EVENTS DEEMED CRITICAL BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND AREA FIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
IDZ410-142100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0004.250714T2000Z-250715T0300Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
805 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 410...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER
VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM.
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
GUSTY INTO EARLY EVENING. DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 15
PERCENT DURING THIS TIME. THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE GUSTS OVER 35 MPH.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTH
HALF OF ZONE 410 WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH
CRITICALLY DRY FUELS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
ERRATIC WIND GUSTS OVER 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
LIGHTNING MAY GENERATE NEW FIRE STARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL SHORTLY BASED ON THESE CRITERIA
FOR SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO:
- RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT AND WIND GUSTS OF AT
LEAST 25 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS, OR 30 MPH IN THE SNAKE PLAIN.
- THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE OF 25 PERCENT, WITHOUT SPECIFIC RAINFALL
CRITERIA.
- OTHER HIGH IMPACT EVENTS DEEMED CRITICAL BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND AREA FIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
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