943  
WWUS85 KBOI 071509  
RFWBOI  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
909 AM MDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
   
..SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
 
 
.SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP NEAR THE  
SOUTHEAST OREGON OVER THE SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS AND SOUTHERN IDAHO  
SOUTH OF THE SNAKE BASIN TO THE NEVADA BORDER THIS AFTERNOON.  
EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 50 MPH IN THE VICINITY OF  
THESE THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
IDZ423-426-ORZ672-072315-  
/O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0010.260707T1800Z-260708T0300Z/  
OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS-SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS-  
909 AM MDT TUE JUL 7 2026 /809 AM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ THIS  
EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS  
AND SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423...  
426 AND 672...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR LIGHTNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /8 PM  
PDT/ THIS EVENING.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423 OWYHEE  
MOUNTAINS AND 426 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER  
ZONE 672 SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 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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