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WWUS85 KPIH 270634
RFWPIH
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1234 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476...
IDZ475-476-280300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0015.260727T1800Z-260728T0300Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
1234 AM MDT MON JUL 27 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER
MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST
RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. LOCALLY
HIGH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO VIRGA.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF
FIRE AND MORE INTENSE FIRE IN RECEPTIVE FUELS.
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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