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Red Flag Warning 30, NWS Pocatello, ID

August 20, 20125 counties in Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Aug 20, 2012, 2:30 PM MDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 13 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2012, 2:30 PM MDT (20:30 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 21, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Aug 22, 2012, 1:00 AM MDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

Counties Butte County, ID, Custer County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Valley County, ID

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 21, 5:15 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 53Salmon, IDELEVATION 4045 FEET.
Aug 21, 6:51 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 485 Se North Fork, IDKRILEY CREEK RAWS. ELEVATION 5200 FEET.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2012-08-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2012-08-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-283 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1947 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-17 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.

638 
WWUS85 KPIH 202030
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
230 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES
475...476...AND 477...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH MONTANA WILL BRING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL START AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF DRY
AND WETTING THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

IDZ409>413-202130-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.A.0014.120821T1800Z-120822T0600Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
230 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412 AND 413...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE BLM LANDS IN MIDDLE SNAKE
RIVER VALLEY...THE ENTIRE IDAHO FALLS BLM DISTRICT...THE PORTION
OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER...AND THE
ENTIRE CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN THESE
LOCATIONS...THEY SHOULD BE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE.

$$

IDZ475>477-211200-
/O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0014.120821T1800Z-120822T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0030.120821T2000Z-120822T0400Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
230 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 475...476 AND
477...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER
  MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER
  RANGE/CHALLIS NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN
  SAWTOOTH NF.

* TIMING...200 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.05 AND O.15 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

MESSICK

$$


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5 follow-up statements
353 
WWUS85 KPIH 202232 CCA
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
430 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY 2 PM MDT THROUGH
TUESDAY 10 PM MDT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO
FIRE ZONES 475...476...AND 477...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH MONTANA WILL BRING SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. THE THUNDERSTORMS
WILL START AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF DRY
AND WETTING THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

IDZ409>413-202330-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.A.0014.120821T1800Z-120822T0600Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
430 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412 AND 413...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE BLM LANDS IN MIDDLE SNAKE
RIVER VALLEY...THE ENTIRE IDAHO FALLS BLM DISTRICT...THE PORTION
OF THE SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER...AND THE
ENTIRE CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN THESE
LOCATIONS...THEY SHOULD BE ISOLATED IN COVERAGE.

$$

IDZ475>477-211400-
/O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0014.120821T1800Z-120822T0600Z/
/O.COR.KPIH.FW.W.0030.120821T2000Z-120822T0400Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
430 PM MDT MON AUG 20 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 475...476 AND
477...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER
  MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER
  RANGE/CHALLIS NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN
  SAWTOOTH NF.

* TIMING...200 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TUESDAY
  EVENING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.05 AND O.15 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

MESSICK/WYATT

$$


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526 
WWUS85 KPIH 210854
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
254 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY 2 PM MDT THROUGH
TUESDAY 10 PM MDT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO
FIRE ZONES 409...412...475...476...AND 477...

.A FRONT WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE CENTRAL
IDAHO MOUNTAINS AND MAGIC VALLEY. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL START AS
DRY THUNDERSTORMS...THEN CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF DRY AND WETTING
THUNDERSTORMS LATER.

IDZ409-412-212100-
/O.EXB.KPIH.FW.W.0030.120821T1800Z-120822T0400Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
254 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE 
ZONES 409 AND 412...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER
  VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT
  RIVER/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF.

* TIMING...1200 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL 1000 PM MDT
  TUESDAY EVENING.

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.05 AND O.15 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY 
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

$$

IDZ475>477-212100-
/O.EXT.KPIH.FW.W.0030.120821T1800Z-120822T0400Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
254 AM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO
FIRE ZONES 475...476 AND 477...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER 
  MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER 
  RANGE/CHALLIS NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN 
  SAWTOOTH NF.

* TIMING...1200 PM MDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL 1000 PM MDT 
  TUESDAY EVENING. 

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.05 AND O.15 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY 
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

$$

VALLE
368 
WWUS85 KPIH 212026
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
226 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 409...412...475...476...AND 477...

.A FRONT WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS AND A MIXTURE OF DRY AND WET THUNDERSTORMS
FOR THE MAGIC VALLEY.

IDZ475-476-220700-
/O.EXT.KPIH.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120822T0700Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
226 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475...
476 AND 477...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER
  MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF AND FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER
  RANGE/CHALLIS NF.

* TIMING...UNTIL 100 AM MDT LATE TONIGHT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.02 AND O.10 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY 
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

$$

IDZ409-412-477-220400-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120822T0400Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
226 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE
ZONES 409...412 AND 477...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER
  VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT
  RIVER/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...AND FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH
  RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NATIONAL FOREST.

* TIMING...UNTIL 1000 PM MDT TONIGHT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...40 TO 50 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.05 AND O.15 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY 
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

MESSICK

$$


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362 
WWUS85 KPIH 220400
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1000 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...FIRE WEATHER WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476...

.A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. THE COLD
FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IDZ409-412-477-220500-
/O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120822T0400Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
1000 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FOR 
LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 409...
412...AND 477...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

$$

IDZ475-476-220700-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120822T0700Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
1000 PM MDT TUE AUG 21 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475
AND 476...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER 
  MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF AND FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER 
  RANGE/CHALLIS NF.

* TIMING...UNTIL 100 AM MDT LATE TONIGHT.

* THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS.

* PRECIPITATION...BETWEEN 0.02 AND O.10 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING. GUSTY 
  WINDS COULD SPREAD EXISTING FIRES IN AN UNEXPECTED DIRECTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING OF THIS
FREQUENCY WILL MEAN A GOOD CHANCE FOR NEW FIRE STARTS...WITH A
POSSIBLY SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ABILITY OF INITIAL ATTACK
RESOURCES.

&&

$$


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422 
WWUS85 KPIH 220636
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1236 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

IDZ475-476-220745-
/O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-120822T0700Z/
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
1236 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 
475 AND 476...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. 

$$

VALLE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 3:46 AM MDTFire Weather WatchPIHBannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou and 12 more13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.