Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pocatello, ID
Areas Affected: East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF; Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:37pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:37pm MDT
Alert Expires: Monday 3:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 2:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pocatello ID
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect from 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Monday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire weather zones 475 and 476. * WIND...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Wind reaching these speeds and humidity drier than 15 percent can result in rapid fire spread and extreme wildfire intensity.
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. - Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall criteria. - Other high impact events deemed critical by the National Weather Service and area fire management agencies.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4691733318da694a6d5792c8b31ac501cb4f9b2.001.1 Codes: IDZ475, IDZ476 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a4691733318da694a6d5792c8b31ac501cb4f9b2.001.1