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WWUS85 KPIH 161708
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1108 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...Remnants of a Southwest Monsoon Intensifies Friday...

.Coverage of thunderstorms increases tomorrow, with all except the
lower elevations expecting lightning activity to increase as
thunderstorm coverage exceeds 25 percent in many locations. Some
areas in the central Idaho mountains may see wetting rains, but it
will be limited to the highest elevations there.

IDZ475-476-171200-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0012.260717T1800Z-260718T0300Z/
East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF-
Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF-
1108 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476...

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from noon
to 9 PM MDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River
  Mountains/Salmon NF and Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost
  River Range/Challis NF.

* IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms can produce frequent lightning
  that may in turn produce wildfire starts in receptive fuels.

* THUNDERSTORMS...In southern portions of the Salmon-Challis NF,
  there will likely be a mixture of wet and dry thunderstorms, but
  the northern half of both zones should be dry thunderstorms.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Erratic winds suddenly gusting to 50 mph are
  possible.

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:

- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.

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IDZ422-427-171200-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0012.260717T1800Z-260718T0300Z/
Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF-
Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls
BLM south of the Snake River-
1108 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 noon
to 9 PM MDT Friday.

* 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...Scattered thunderstorms can produce frequent lightning
  that may in turn produce wildfire starts in receptive fuels.

* THUNDERSTORMS...In the Sawtooth NF that is north of the Snake
  River, the thunderstorms will be a mixture of wet and dry
  thunderstorms, while south of the Snake River in Zone 427 the
  thunderstorms should be nearly all dry, less than 0.10 of an
  inch rainfall accumulation.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Erratic winds suddenly gusting to 50 mph are
  possible.

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:

- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.

&&

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IDZ411-413-171200-
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Centennial Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF-
Caribou Range/Caribou NF-
1108 AM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 411 AND 413...

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from noon
to 9 PM MDT Friday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial Mountains and
  Snake River Range/Targhee NF and Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou
  Range/Caribou NF.

* IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms can produce frequent lightning
  that may in turn produce wildfire starts in receptive fuels.

* THUNDERSTORMS...In the Caribou portion of the Caribou-Targhee
  National Forest and adjoining BLM lands, thunderstorms will be
  mainly dry. In the Big Hole mountains and in the Wyoming
  portions of the Targhee National Forest, thunderstorms will be a
  mixture of wet and dry (rainfall accumulation of less than 0.10
  of an inch).

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Erratic winds suddenly gusting to 50 mph are
  possible.

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:

- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.

&&

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