345  
WWUS85 KBOI 072029  
RFWBOI  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
229 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON  
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER IDAHO ZONES...  
 
.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. SIMILIAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER THE IDAHO  
ZONES 423 AND 426 ON WEDNESDAY.  
 
IDZ423-426-080315-  
/O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0011.260708T1900Z-260709T0200Z/  
/O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260708T0300Z/  
OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS-  
229 PM MDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING  
FOR LIGHTNING FOR OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...WHICH  
ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423 AND 426...  
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR  
LIGHTNING FOR OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...WHICH ARE  
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423 AND 426...  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG  
WARNING FOR LIGHTNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT  
WEDNESDAY.  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423 OWYHEE  
MOUNTAINS AND 426 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS.  
 
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM  
MDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED COVERAGE WITH ABUNDANT LIGHTNING.  
 
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS UP TO 50 TO 60 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
ORZ672-080300-  
/O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260708T0300Z/  
SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS-  
129 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING  
FOR LIGHTNING FOR SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS...WHICH IS FIRE WEATHER  
ZONE 672...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 672 SOUTHERN  
GRASSLANDS.  
 
* TIMING...UNTIL 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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