NWS / NOAA weather: Red Flag Warning issued July 31 at 12:29PM MDT until August 2 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...
.A building ridge to the south combined with a trough moving
across western Canada will tighten the pressure gradient over the
area through the weekend creating breezy to windy conditions for
the weekend. This combined with warming temperatures and low
humidity will lead to high fire danger across much of eastern
Idaho.
The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 2 PM Saturday to 9 PM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather
Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, 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 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and
Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph during the
afternoon and early evening hours both Saturday and Sunday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.
* IMPACTS...Wind and low humidity can lead to rapid spread of fire
and more intense fire in receptive fuels.
- Severity
- Severe (4/5) · CAP Severe
- This month
- 2093rd Weather alert at severity 4+ in the last 30 days