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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 22, 2012

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2012, 2:06 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 23, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
Jun 22, 2012, 2:06 PM MDT (20:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 23, 2012, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 23, 2012, 9:38 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

386 
WWUS85 KPIH 222006
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
206 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 412 BELOW 4500 FEET FROM 3PM TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 412 BELOW 4500 FEET...ZONE 410 BELOW
6000 FEET AND ZONE 413 BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE RAFT
RIVER VALLEY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY...

IDZ412-231200-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0002.120623T2100Z-120624T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
206 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE
412 BELOW 4500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE
412 BELOW 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT
  RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 4500 FEET.

* TIMING: 3PM TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. 

* WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO
  EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES OF 5 ON
  SATURDAY AND 5 OR 6 ON SUNDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

IDZ410-413-231200-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
206 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES
410 BELOW 6000 FEET AND 413 BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE 
RAFT RIVER VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 


* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER
  VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM BELOW 6000 FEET AND FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU
  RANGE/CARIBOU NF BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE RAFT
  RIVER VALLEY. 

* TIMING: NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY. 

* WIND: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER
  SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE FORT HALL TO THE RAFT
  RIVER VALLEY AREA.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO
  EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES OF 5 ON
  SATURDAY AND 5 OR 6 ON SUNDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUE.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
3 follow-up statements
201 
WWUS85 KPIH 231025
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
425 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN SOUTHEAST
IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 412 BELOW 4500 FEET FROM 3PM TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SATURDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 412 BELOW 4500 FEET...ZONE 410 BELOW
6000 FEET AND ZONE 413 BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE RAFT
RIVER VALLEY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY...

IDZ412-232230-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0002.120623T2100Z-120624T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
425 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE
ZONE 412...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE
ZONE 412...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT 
  RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 4500 FEET. 

* TIMING: 3PM TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD 
  TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES OF 
  5 ON SATURDAY AND 5 OR 6 ON SUNDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
  ISSUE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

IDZ410-413-232230-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
425 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST  
IDAHO FIRE ZONES 410 AND 413...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER 
  VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU 
  NF. 

* TIMING: NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY
  HIGHER SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE FORT HALL TO THE 
  RAFT RIVER VALLEY AREA. 

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD 
  TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES OF 
  5 ON SATURDAY AND 5 OR 6 ON SUNDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
  ISSUE.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
909 
WWUS85 KPIH 232018
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
218 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN SOUTHEAST
IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 412 BELOW 4500 FEET FROM 3PM TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TODAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 412 BELOW 4500 FEET...ZONE 410 BELOW
6000 FEET AND ZONE 413 BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE RAFT
RIVER VALLEY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY...

IDZ412-240600-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0002.120623T2100Z-120624T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
218 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONE 
412...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR 
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONE 412...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT 
  RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. 

* TIMING: 3PM TO MIDNIGHT SATURDAY. NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD 
  TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES 
  OF 5 ON SATURDAY AND 5 OR 6 ON SUNDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
  ISSUE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

IDZ410-413-240600-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
218 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR 
SOUTHEAST FIRE ZONES 410 AND 413...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER 
  VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU 
  NF. 

* TIMING: NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE FORT HALL TO THE 
  RAFT RIVER VALLEY AREA.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD 
  TO EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES 
  OF 5 ON SATURDAY AND 5 OR 6 ON SUNDAY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE 
  ISSUE.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
072 
WWUS85 KPIH 240338
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
938 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN SOUTHEAST
FIRE ZONE 412 BELOW 4500 FEET THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY IN
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONES 412 BELOW 4500 FEET...ZONE 410 AND ZONE
413 BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE RAFT RIVER VALLEY FROM
NOON TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY...

IDZ412-241200-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120624T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
938 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONE 412 BELOW 4500 FEET...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE ZONE 412 BELOW 4500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS 
IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME LOCATION FOR SUNDAY FROM NOON TO MIDNIGHT.

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT 
  RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 4500 FEET.

* TIMING: NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO
  EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. HAINES INDICES OF 5 WILL
  LIKELY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUE.


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.

&&

$$

IDZ410-413-241200-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0002.120624T1800Z-120625T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
938 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHEAST FIRE ZONES 410 AND 413 BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO
THE RAFT RIVER VALLEY...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER
  VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF
  BELOW 6000 FEET FROM FORT HALL TO THE RAFT RIVER VALLEY.

* TIMING: NOON TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY.

* WIND: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. LOCALLY 
  HIGHER SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE FORT HALL TO THE 
  RAFT RIVER VALLEY AREA.

* HUMIDITY: 5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO
  EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. MAXIMUM HAINES INDICES OF 5
  SUNDAY MAY ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUE.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 22, 2:06 PM MDTFire Weather WatchPIHBannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou and 8 more37 hr

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Sources

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