Alert archive / Idaho / Red Flag Warnings in 2007
Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Boise, ID
NWS Boise, ID issued this red flag warning at Jul 4, 2007, 2:31 PM MDT for 7 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jul 5, 2007, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 55 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2007, 2:31 PM MDT (20:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 5, 2007, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2007, 9:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boise, ID
Counties Adams County, ID, Boise County, ID, Gem County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Payette County, ID, Valley County, ID, Washington County, ID
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 112 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS85 KBOI 042031 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 231 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2007 IDZ400>404-051200- /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0005.070705T1800Z-070706T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070705T2100Z-070707T0400Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- 231 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR HIGH HAINES INDICES OF SIX AND DRY FUELS IN FIRE ZONES 400 THROUGH 404 WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NATIONAL FORESTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RECORD BREAKING HEAT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR A HIGH HAINES OF SIX ACROSS THE BOISE AND PAYETTE NATIONAL FORESTS AND NORTHERN BOISE BLM. THIS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS AND INTENSE HEAT...THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE WARNING AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ636-637-051200- /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0006.070706T2100Z-070707T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 231 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2007 /131 PM PDT WED JUL 4 2007/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN OREGON FIRE ZONES 636 AND 637 WHICH INCLUDES THE BURNS AND VALE DISTRICTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE LATEST COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKING NORTH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE INTENSE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE AND BEGIN TO PRODUCE HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATCH AREA. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS AND WHEN COMBINED WITH INTENSE HEAT AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS85 KBOI 050900 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 300 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 IDZ400>404-052230- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070705T2100Z-070707T0400Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- 300 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR HIGH HAINES INDICES OF SIX AND DRY FUELS IN FIRE ZONES 400 THROUGH 404 WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NATIONAL FORESTS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. RECORD BREAKING HEAT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR A HIGH HAINES OF SIX ACROSS THE BOISE AND PAYETTE NATIONAL FORESTS AND NORTHERN BOISE BLM. THIS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS...AND INTENSE HEAT...THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE WARNING AREA. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ636-637-052230- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0006.070706T2100Z-070707T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 300 AM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 /200 AM PDT THU JUL 5 2007/ ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN OREGON FIRE ZONES 636 AND 637 WHICH INCLUDES THE BURNS AND VALE DISTRICTS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE LATEST COMPUTER MODELS ARE SHOWING MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SLOWLY WORKING NORTH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE INTENSE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT. THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE AND BEGIN TO PRODUCE HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WATCH AREA. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS AND WHEN COMBINED WITH INTENSE HEAT AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS85 KBOI 052158 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 358 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 ORZ636-637-061200- /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0006.070706T2100Z-070707T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070706T2100Z-070708T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 358 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 /258 PM PDT THU JUL 5 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DRY LIGHTNING OVER FIRE ZONES 636 AND 637 WHICH INCLUDES THE BURNS AND VALE BLM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE AROUND THE WESTERN EDGES OF THE INTENSE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT TONIGHT AND INTO THE BURNS AND VALE BLM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL FURTHER HELP DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND DEVELOP HIGH BASED DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNING AREA. THE WEAK TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST OREGON SATURDAY CONTINUING THE THREAT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS AND WHEN COMBINED WITH INTENSE HEAT AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ IDZ400>404-061200- /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- 358 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR HIGH HAINES INDICES OF SIX AND DRY FUELS IN FIRE ZONES 400 THROUGH 404 WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NATIONAL FOREST... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN FIRE ZONES 400 THROUGH 404 WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NATIONAL FOREST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. RECORD BREAKING HEAT TODAY AND FRIDAY WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR A HIGH HAINES OF SIX ACROSS THE BOISE AND PAYETTE NATIONAL FORESTS AND NORTHERN BOISE BLM. THIS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS...AND INTENSE HEAT...THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINNING FRIDAY EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN PART OF THE WARNING AREA. MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ IDZ418-419-061200- /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 358 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN FIRE ZONES 418 AND 419 WHICH INCLUDE WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM AND THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS OF THE BOISE BLM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ JDS
000 WWUS85 KBOI 061144 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 544 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 IDZ418-419-062230- /O.EXB.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070706T2100Z-070707T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 544 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE OCCURRENCE OF LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD IN FIRE ZONES 418 AND 419 WHICH INCLUDE WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM AND THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS OF THE BOISE BLM... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN FIRE ZONES 418 AND 419 WHICH INCLUDE WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM AND THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS OF THE BOISE BLM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS MOVING INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO EARLIER THAN EXPECTED...AND THE CHANCE OF LIGHTNING IN FIRE ZONES 418 AND 419 IS HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. IN PARTICULAR...AND AREA OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE CAN BE SEEN ON SATELLITE MOVING WESTWARD TOWARD THE WARNING AREA FROM SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO. THESE STORMS WILL BE DRY...WITH ONLY ISOLATED PATCHES OF GROUND RECEIVING WETTING RAIN. SATURDAY...AS ADDITIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE SPREADS INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. THESE STORMS WILL START OUT DRY. SOME MAY BECOME WET DURING THE EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WATCH IS CONTINUED FOR SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ IDZ400>404-062230- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- 544 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR HIGH HAINES INDICES OF SIX AND DRY FUELS IN FIRE ZONES 400 THROUGH 404 WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NATIONAL FOREST... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING IN FIRE ZONES 400 THROUGH 404 WHICH INCLUDES THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NATIONAL FOREST... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RECORD BREAKING HEAT TODAY WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR A HIGH HAINES OF SIX ACROSS THE BOISE AND PAYETTE NATIONAL FORESTS AND NORTHERN BOISE BLM. THIS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS...AND INTENSE HEAT...THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME WET BY SATURDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ORZ636-637-062230- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070706T2100Z-070708T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 544 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 /444 AM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DRY LIGHTNING OVER FIRE ZONES 636 AND 637 WHICH INCLUDES THE BURNS AND VALE BLM... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM MDT /2 PM PDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT. MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE A INTO THE BURNS AND VALE BLM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH WILL FURTHER HELP DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE AND HELP INITIATE DRY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WARNING AREA. THE WEAK TROUGH MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST OREGON SATURDAY...CONTINUING THE THREAT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS AND WHEN COMBINED WITH INTENSE HEAT AND EXTREMELY DRY FUELS...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE RAPID FIRE GROWTH. SOME OF THESE STORMS... BOTH TODAY AND SATURDAY...MAY BECOME WET IN THE EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KBOI 062057 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 257 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 IDZ400>404-070600- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- 257 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR HAINES INDEX 6 IN THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NF... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. RECORD BREAKING HEAT TODAY WILL DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE FOR A HIGH HAINES OF SIX ACROSS THE BOISE AND PAYETTE NATIONAL FORESTS AND NORTHERN BOISE BLM. THIS...COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS...WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ADDITION TO HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS...AND INTENSE HEAT...THERE IS ALSO THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. ADDITIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF HIGH HAINES...DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ IDZ418-419-070600- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070706T2100Z-070707T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 257 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOLLOWING AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE CONTINUES TO STREAM INTO AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS...AND THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTNING IN FIRE ZONES 418 AND 419 IS ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RED FLAG WARNING FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL BE DRY...WITH GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. SATURDAY...AS ADDITIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE SPREADS INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...MORE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE WATCH IS CONTINUED FOR SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ORZ636-637-070600- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070706T2100Z-070708T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 257 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 /157 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY/11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE BURNS AND VALE BLM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE NIGHT. ON SATURDAY A TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE WILL HELP TO REINITIATE THUNDERSTORM ACTVITY...CONTINUING THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. $$ IDZ408-070500- /O.EXA.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ TREASURE VALLEY- 257 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS85 KBOI 070412 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1012 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 IDZ418-419-071500- /O.CAN.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070707T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 1012 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM AND THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED IN COVERAGE...WITH ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. ON SATURDAY...ADDITIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH...WITH MORE STORMS EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE WATCH IS CONTINUED FOR SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ IDZ400>404-071500- /O.CAN.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070707T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- 1012 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE PAYETTE AND BOISE NF ... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR HAINES INDEX OF 6 THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR A HAINES INDEX OF 6 THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ADDITIONAL MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$ ORZ636-637-071500- /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070707T0600Z-070708T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 1012 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 /912 PM PDT FRI JUL 6 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BURNS AND VALE BLM... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ SATURDAY NIGHT. DRY THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DIMINISHED IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AND ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ON SATURDAY A TROUGH OF LOWER PRESSURE WILL HELP TO REINITIATE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...CONTINUING THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. $$ IDZ408-071500- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ TREASURE VALLEY- 1012 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2007 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE TREASURE VALLEY... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. MID AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH SOUTHWEST IDAHO...THE ATMOSPHERE IS EXPECTED TO DESTABILIZE ENOUGH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. $$
000 WWUS85 KBOI 071000 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 400 AM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 IDZ400>404-408-418-419-072230- /O.UPG.KBOI.FW.A.0007.070707T1600Z-070708T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070707T1800Z-070708T0600Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST-TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 400 AM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BOISE BLM AND BOISE AND PAYETTE NATIONAL FORESTS AND TREASURE VALLEY AND WESTERN TWIN FALLS DISTRICT OF SHOSHONE BLM AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL FLOW INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO TODAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RAPIDLY DESTABILIZE AND SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ ORZ636-637-072230- /O.EXT.KBOI.FW.W.0004.070707T1800Z-070708T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 400 AM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 /300 AM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT FOR SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE BURNS AND VALE BLM... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT /11 PM PDT/ TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL MID AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL FLOW INTO SOUTHEAST OREGON TODAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL RAPIDLY DESTABILIZE AND SCATTERED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS AND LIGHTNING WILL CREATE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. $$
000 WWUS85 KBOI 072118 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 318 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 ORZ636-637-072230- /O.CAN.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070708T0600Z/ BURNS BLM-VALE BLM- 318 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 /218 PM PDT SAT JUL 7 2007/ ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR BURNS AND VALE BLM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELED THE RED FLAG WARNING. THE UPPER LEVEL WAVE THAT DESTABILIZED THE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA STRETCHING FROM LAKEVIEW TO BAKER CITY WITH MINIMAL NEW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. BEHIND THIS FEATURE...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING BUT NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT CONTINUATION OF THE RED FLAG WARNING. THEREFORE THE WARNING FOR OREGON FIRE WEATHER ZONES 636 AND 637 HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ400>404-408-418-419-080600- /O.CON.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070708T0600Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST-TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 318 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. MOIST AIR FROM THE SOUTH WILL INTERACT WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO. AS THE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH...MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$
000 WWUS85 KBOI 080330 RFWBOI RED FLAG WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 930 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 IDZ400>404-408-418-419-080430- /O.CAN.KBOI.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070708T0600Z/ NORTHERN BOISE BLM-WESTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST-NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST- SOUTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST-TREASURE VALLEY- WESTERN TWIN FALLS BLM-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 930 PM MDT SAT JUL 7 2007 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER FORECAST ZONES 400 THROUGH 404...408...418 AND 419. THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAS DIMINISHED AND THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Boise, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 4, 10:00 AM MDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 10:00 AM MDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1000 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2007
.DISCUSSION...FORECAST IS ON TRACK WITH NO UPDATES NEEDED THIS
MORNING. A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY
OVER THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THE SKY SHOULD BE COMPLETELY CLEAR
TODAY ALLOWING MAXIMUM SOLAR INSOLATION. MAX TEMPERATURES WILL NOT
BE REACHED UNTIL AROUND 6 PM WHEN THEY WILL BE BETWEEN 100 AND
105 IN VALLEY LOCATIONS AND AROUND 90 IN THE MOUNTAINS. RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE STILL FORECAST FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. AT
THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES WILL BE MADE TO
THE FORECAST FOR RECORD HEAT...BUT WE WILL RELEASE AN UPDATED
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH ANY REFINEMENTS
TO THE RECORD HIGHS FORECAST AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WITH A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS THROUGH
THURSDAY. EXPECT LIGHT WEST WINDS ALOFT AND LIGHT SURFACE WINDS.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...HOT WEATHER INTENSIFIES
NEXT TWO DAYS. UPPER LEVEL HEIGHTS BUILD AND SURFACE PRESSURE
DROPS...INCREASING LOW LEVEL THICKNESS AND DRIVING MAX TEMPS INTO
RECORD TERRITORY THURSDAY. TODAY WILL BE HOT IN BOISE...BUT NOT RECORD-
SETTING BECAUSE OF THE 106 DEGREE RECORD SET IN 1937. THU...HOWEVER...WILL
SEE NEW RECORDS SET BECAUSE THE EXISTING RECORD FOR BOISE IS ONLY
102 SET IN 1987. THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS TOO DRY FOR PRECIPITATION.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
HIGH HAINES INDICES REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
400-404 FOR THURSDAY.
LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...AS RIDGE AXIS SLIDES
EAST A SLIGHTLY COOLER MARINE BASED AIRMASS WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO
SOUTHEASTERN OREGON THURSDAY NIGHT. WILL SEE INCREASE IN
WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN HARNEY COUNTY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE.
RESULT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS FOR SOUTHEAST OREGON
BAKER/HARNEY COUNTIES ON FRIDAY. HOWEVER FOR SOUTHWEST IDAHO
SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH AND ACCOMPANYING 1700+ 850-700MB
THICKNESSES WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES OF 105-110 IN THE LOWER
VALLEYS AND LOW 90S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. MID-LEVEL MOISTURE FOCUSING
ALONG AIRMASS BOUNDARY IS ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN SOUTHEAST OREGON ZONES
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOR SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES COOL ABOUT 5 DEGREES
AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SPREADS INTO SOUTHWEST IDAHO
MOUNTAINS. ZONAL FLOW FOR SUN/MON WITH MODELS SUGGESTING
REAMPLIFICATION OF RIDGE AND RETURN OF 100+ DEGREE HEAT IN THE
VALLEYS BY MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR IDZ400-IDZ401-IDZ402-IDZ403-IDZ404.
OR...NONE.
&&
WEATHER.GOV/BOISE
DISCUSSION...JB
AVIATION.....JS
PREV SHORT TERM...SP
PREV LONG TERM....DGHazardous weather outlook, Jul 4, 6:31 AM MDT, 8 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 631 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2007 IDZ011>016-028>030-ORZ061>064-051245- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-BOISE MOUNTAINS- UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- CAMAS PRAIRIE-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 631 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2007 /531 AM PDT WED JUL 4 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO...SOUTHWEST IDAHO...WEST CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2:31 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOI | 25 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Idaho, 2007Red Flag Warnings in Oregon, 2007Every red flag warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.