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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Boise, ID

July 4, 20077 counties in Idaho

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2007-07-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2007-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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....DG
Hazardous 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 4, 2:31 PM MDTFire Weather WatchBOI25 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.