...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, A HAINES INDEX OF 6, AND
POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 411,
413, 422, 425, 427, 475, AND 476...

* 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 422 SAWTOOTH
RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425 MIDDLE SNAKE
RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM NORTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 427 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN
SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER, 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 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...6 (HIGH).

* IMPACTS...FRIDAY, THE OVERALL COMBINATION OF CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS, INCREASING WINDS OVER THE TWO DAYS, A HAINES INDEX
OF 6, POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY, VERY DRY FUELS, AND
RECENT FIRE BEHAVIOR SUGGEST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 PM. NEW AND PREEXISTING 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 ANY ONE OR
MORE OF 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.

- OTHER HIGH IMPACT EVENTS DEEMED CRITICAL LIKE A HAINES OF 6 BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND AREA FIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

&&

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, A HAINES INDEX OF 6, AND
POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 411,
413, 422, 425, 427, 475, AND 476...

* 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 422 SAWTOOTH
RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425 MIDDLE SNAKE
RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM NORTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 427 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN
SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER, 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 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...6 (HIGH).

* IMPACTS...FRIDAY, THE OVERALL COMBINATION OF CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS, INCREASING WINDS OVER THE TWO DAYS, A HAINES INDEX
OF 6, POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY, VERY DRY FUELS, AND
RECENT FIRE BEHAVIOR SUGGEST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 PM. NEW AND PREEXISTING 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 ANY ONE OR
MORE OF 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.

- OTHER HIGH IMPACT EVENTS DEEMED CRITICAL LIKE A HAINES OF 6 BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND AREA FIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

&&

...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE THROUGH NOON SUNDAY...

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WYOMING
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION, AND
THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

* WHAT...AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE.

* WHERE...BIG HORN, HOT SPRINGS, FREMONT, JOHNSON, LINCOLN,
NATRONA, PARK, SUBLETTE, SWEETWATER, TETON, AND WASHAKIE
COUNTIES.

* WHEN...UNTIL 1200 PM SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20.

IMPACTS...THICK SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES IN OTHER STATES HAS BEEN
OBSERVED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING. THE SMOKY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. A CHANGE IN
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS SLIGHTLY
IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL FILL BACK IN AS OUR NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS MORE SMOKE WITH IT.


HEALTH INFORMATION...IT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH THAT THE ELDERLY, YOUNG CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS AVOID EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL EXERTION AND
MINIMIZE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THIS TIME. WILDFIRE SMOKE IS
MADE UP OF A VARIETY OF POLLUTANTS, INCLUDING PARTICULATE MATTER
AND OZONE, WHICH CAN CAUSE RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS. ALTHOUGH
THESE PEOPLE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEALTH IMPACTS, THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ALSO ADVISES THAT EVERYONE SHOULD AVOID
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO POOR AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS.

CURRENT CONDITIONS...THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION OFFERS NEAR REAL-TIME AIR QUALITY
DATA FOR WYOMING'S MONITORING STATIONS AND HEALTH EFFECTS
INFORMATION TO HELP THE PUBLIC INTERPRET CURRENT CONDITIONS.
CURRENT AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE OF WYOMING CAN BE
FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.WYVISNET.COM/.

...AN AIR QUALITY FORECAST AND CAUTION FROM THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE, THE AIR QUALITY REMAINS MODERATE IN
CUSTER COUNTY OF IDAHO INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHALLIS. THIS
ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL AIR QUALITY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPROVED.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVING AN INHERENT SENSITIVITY TO INCREASED
PARTICULATE LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID PROLONGED PHYSICAL
EXERTION OUTSIDE. AT THESE LEVELS THERE IS AN INCREASING
LIKELIHOOD OF RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND INCREASED AGGRAVATION OF
ASTHMA AND/OR LUNG AILMENTS.

ANOTHER STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED ABOUT 2 PM MDT MONDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE ACCESS THE DEPARTMENTS
WEBSITE AT HTTP://AIRQUALITY.DEQ.IDAHO.GOV

THIS STATEMENT IS ISSUED BY THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY, AIR QUALITY DIVISION, IDAHO FALLS IDAHO REGIONAL OFFICE.
CONTACT AT 208 528 2650.

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, A HAINES INDEX OF 6, AND
POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 411,
413, 422, 425, 427, 475, AND 476...

* 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 422 SAWTOOTH
RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 425 MIDDLE SNAKE
RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM NORTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 427 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN
SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER, 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 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...6 (HIGH).

* IMPACTS...FRIDAY, THE OVERALL COMBINATION OF CONTINUED DRY
CONDITIONS, INCREASING WINDS OVER THE TWO DAYS, A HAINES INDEX
OF 6, POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY, VERY DRY FUELS, AND
RECENT FIRE BEHAVIOR SUGGEST CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL BE IN PLACE THROUGH 9 PM. NEW AND PREEXISTING 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 ANY ONE OR
MORE OF 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.

- OTHER HIGH IMPACT EVENTS DEEMED CRITICAL LIKE A HAINES OF 6 BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND AREA FIRE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES.

&&

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS FOR OWYHEE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN
HIGHLANDS...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 423 AND 426...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. STRONG
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM READINGS OF 16 TO 26 PERCENT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW, OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY.

&&