778  
WWUS85 KBOI 061401  
RFWBOI  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
801 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2026  
   
..SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING  
 
.MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND AN UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE WILL TRIGGER  
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE THIS  
AFTERNOON. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE  
SOUTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHERN IDAHO BOARDER THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE  
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL  
AMOUNTS WITH THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE TENTH  
OF AN INCH IN MOST AREAS. EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 50  
MPH IN THE VICINITY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
IDZ423-ORZ670>674-062215-  
/O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0009.260706T1800Z-260707T0300Z/  
OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-BURNS BLM-STEENS MOUNTAIN-SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS-  
CENTRAL CANYONLANDS-NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM-  
801 AM MDT MON JUL 6 2026 /701 AM PDT MON JUL 6 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO  
9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR OWYHEE  
MOUNTAINS...BURNS BLM...STEENS MOUNTAIN...SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS...  
CENTRAL CANYONLANDS AND NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM...WHICH ARE FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 423...670...671...672...673 AND 674...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR LIGHTNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM  
PDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 423 OWYHEE  
MOUNTAINS. IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 670 BURNS BLM, 671  
STEENS MOUNTAIN, 672 SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS, 673 CENTRAL  
CANYONLANDS AND 674 NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM.  
 
* TIMING...FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM MDT /8 PM  
PDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.  
 
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD  
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS  
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY.  
 
 
 
 
 
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