...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 413...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF.
* TIMING...FROM 2PM MDT THIS AFERNOON THROUGH 9PM MDT THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. WINDS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT.
* LIGHTNING...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
* IMPACTS...ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES COULD SPREAD RAPIDLY DUE
TO THE DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS.
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.
- OTHER HIGH IMPACT EVENTS DEEMED CRITICAL BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND AREA FIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.
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