Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
Issued by NWS Boise, ID
271 WWUS85 KBOI 201840 RFWBOI URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Boise ID 1240 PM MDT Thu Aug 20 2026 ...COLD FRONTAL WINDS AND LOW RH... ...THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE AND DURING RFW VALID PERIOD... A dry cold frontal passage brings gusty pre-frontal winds on Saturday, while keeping the air dry despite cooler temperatures from Friday. The elevated fire weather is complimented by a 10% chance of thunder, highest Saturday afternoon and evening with storms capable of producing 45 mph outflows and cloud to ground lightning. Earlier Saturday morning, showers could become developed enough to produce very isolated lightning before the elevated fire weather later in the day ORZ670>672-212000- /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0009.260822T2100Z-260823T0300Z/ Burns BLM-Steens Mountain-Southern Grasslands- 1140 AM PDT Thu Aug 20 2026 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR BURNS BLM...STEENS MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN GRASSLANDS...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 670...671 AND 672... The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather Watch for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 671 Steens Mountain and 672 Southern Grasslands. * TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 17 percent. * TEMPERATURES...85 to 93 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ W