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WWUS85 KPIH 070657
RFWPIH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1257 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
IDZ410-413-080000-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0014.250807T1900Z-250808T0300Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
1257 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410 AND 413...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER
VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 413 CARIBOU
RANGE/CARIBOU NF. FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 410, THE AFFECTED AREA
LIES WEST OF THE SNAKE RIVER. FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 413, ALL
AREAS ARE AFFECTED.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...WHEN COUPLED WITH EXTREMELY LOW FUEL MOISTURES, GUSTS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT LEADS TO RAPID
FIRE SPREAD RATES AND HIGH INTENSITY WILDFIRES.
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.
IDZ427-080000-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0014.250807T2000Z-250808T0000Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS
BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER-
1257 AM MDT THU AUG 7 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 427...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 427 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER
VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE
RIVER. THE AFFECTED AREA INCLUDES ALL AREAS SOUTH OR EAST OF THE
TOWN OF ELBA.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...WHEN COUPLED WITH EXTREMELY LOW FUEL MOISTURES, GUSTS
OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT LEADS TO RAPID
FIRE SPREAD RATES AND HIGH INTENSITY WILDFIRES.
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.
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