


Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID
693 WWUS85 KPIH 081907 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 107 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN EASTERN IDAHO... .A dry cold front will approach Idaho from the west on Wednesday. This will have the effect of increasing the wind prior to the arrival of the cold air on Wednesday night. Wednesday afternoon and evening will see the combination of humidity below 15 percent and wind gusts of 25 or 30 mph produce dangerous conditions for areas where this occurs and where fuels are receptive to fire. IDZ425-427-091100- /O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0003.250709T2100Z-250710T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0003.250709T2100Z-250710T0300Z/ Middle Snake River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River- Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River- 107 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 425 AND 427... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 3 PM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 425 Middle Snake River Valley/Twin Falls BLM north of the Snake River and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...When these weather conditions combine with critically dry fuels, extreme fire behavior, including intensity and spread rate, can result. 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. && $$ IDZ410-413-091100- /O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0003.250709T2100Z-250710T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0003.250709T2100Z-250710T0300Z/ Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM-Caribou Range/Caribou NF- 107 PM MDT Tue Jul 8 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410 AND 413... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 3 PM to 9 PM MDT Wednesday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM and Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...When these weather conditions combine with critically dry fuels, extreme fire behavior, including intensity and spread rate, can result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria for Southeastern Idaho: - Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain. && Messick && $$