Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Pocatello, ID

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
217 AM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026

IDZ410-120300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0025.260911T1800Z-260912T0300Z/
Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM-
217 AM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026

...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 ZONE 410...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
  Valley/Idaho Falls BLM.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Existing or new fires could grow rapidly.

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.

&&

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IDZ427-120300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0004.260912T1800Z-260913T0300Z/
Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls
BLM south of the Snake River-
217 AM MDT Fri Sep 11 2026

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 427...

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

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Low humidity and moderate to strong wind causes rapid
  fire spread and higher intensity wildfires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.

&&

$$