Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Pocatello, ID
Areas Affected: East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF; Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 12:34am MDT
Alert Effective: Monday 12:34am MDT
Alert Expires: Monday 9:00pm MDT
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Pocatello ID
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR 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 up to 30 mph. Locally high gusts are possible due to virga. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...Wind and low humidity can lead to rapid spread of fire and more intense fire in receptive fuels.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.340e173b2e3433ca292f69c3a06e6129d43b1c84.001.1 Codes: IDZ475, IDZ476 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.340e173b2e3433ca292f69c3a06e6129d43b1c84.001.1