One product issued by NWS for: 9 Miles S Island Park ID
Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 225 AM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025 IDZ410-411-413-427-160300- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0005.250715T1800Z-250716T0300Z/ Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM- Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF- Caribou Range/Caribou NF- Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River- 225 AM MDT Tue Jul 15 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 411, 413, AND 427... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF, Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River. * TIMING...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop during the afternoon and evening hours, supporting the potential for gusty outflow winds and frequent lightning. * WINDS...A dry low level environment will promote the potential for storms to produce gusty outflow wind gusts in excess of 40-50 mph, locally higher up to around 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent. * THUNDERSTORMS...25 to 45 percent coverage expected. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected today. Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. 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. - Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall criteria. && $$