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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Pocatello, ID

    RED FLAG WARNING  


Red Flag Warning issued August 9 at 9:37PM MDT until August 10 at 9:00PM MDT 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


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


Details:
...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.

Information:
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.

Meta data:
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