...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT 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 9 AM Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday night.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly
* THUNDERSTORMS...25 to 35 percent coverage.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...35 to 55 mph.
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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