770  
WWUS85 KBOI 171902  
RFWBOI  
 
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID  
102 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026  
   
..SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE RAINFALL
 
 
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA WILL  
BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH  
LITTLE RAINFALL BUT OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.  
 
IDZ403-421-ORZ670-671-674-675-180300-  
/O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260918T0300Z/  
NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST-  
SOUTHERN BOISE/WESTERN SAWTOOTH NF, INCLUDING THE CAMAS PRAIRIE-  
BURNS BLM-STEENS MOUNTAIN-NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM-BAKER VALLEY-  
102 PM MDT THU SEP 17 2026 /1202 PM PDT THU SEP 17 2026/  
 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/  
THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST...  
SOUTHERN BOISE/WESTERN SAWTOOTH NF, INCLUDING THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...  
BURNS BLM...STEENS MOUNTAIN...NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM AND BAKER  
VALLEY...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 403...421...670...671...  
674 AND 675...  
 
* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO, FIRE WEATHER ZONES 403 NORTHERN  
BOISE NATIONAL FOREST, 421 SOUTHERN BOISE/WESTERN SAWTOOTH NF  
AND INCLUDING THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IN OREGON, FIRE WEATHER ZONES  
670 BURNS BLM, 671 STEENS MOUNTAIN, 674 NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM  
AND 675 BAKER VALLEY.  
 
* 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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