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WWUS85 KPIH 302027
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
227 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT ON THURSDAY FROM 2 PM MDT TO
MIDNIGHT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 422 AND 427...

IDZ422-427-311200-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.250731T2000Z-250801T0600Z/
Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF-
Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls
BLM south of the Snake River-
227 PM MDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
422 AND 427...

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 2 PM
Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday night.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth Range/Northern
  Sawtooth NF and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft
  River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the
  Snake River.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected Thursday
  afternoon and evening. Lightning may generate new fire starts.
  Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

* THUNDERSTORMS...25 to 40 percent coverage expected.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...A dry low level environment will promote for
  storms to produce gusty outflow wind gusts in excess of 40 mph,
  locally higher 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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