Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
200 AM MDT Wed Oct 9 2024

IDZ475-476-100300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0035.241009T1800Z-241010T0300Z/
East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF-
Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF-
200 AM MDT Wed Oct 9 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR IDAHO
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476...

* AFFECTED AREA...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 of 25 to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 14 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated winds and low relative humidities could
  lead to rapid growth of new or existing fires.

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.

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