Alert archive / Idaho / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 31, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Aug 22, 2012, 2:20 PM MDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 34 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
- Aug 22, 2012, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2012, 9:35 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 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 20:21 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, 8.3 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -444 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2159 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
010 WWUS85 KPIH 222020 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 220 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412...413...475...476...AND 477 FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH AND HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DRY...WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO...AND WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY...LIKELY PRODUCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN...BUT FOR A MUCH LARGER AREA. IDZ475-476-230830- /O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0031.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 220 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. 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. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 10 PM ON THURSDAY. * WIND...CANYON GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE SALMON BREAKS AREA OF ZONE 475. RIDGE GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-230830- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 220 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...412 AND 477... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST TIME IN THE MID-AFTERNOON. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HUMIDITY THIS LOW AND WIND THIS STRONG WILL MEAN LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES ON BOTH NEW FIRES AND ESTABLISHED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-230830- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 220 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...FRIDAY NOON UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND OVER THE ARCO DESERT. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HUMIDITY THIS LOW AND WIND THIS STRONG WILL MEAN LARGE RATES OF GROWTH FOR BOTH ESTABLISHED FIRES AND NEW STARTS. 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. && MESSICK $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
7 follow-up statements
400 WWUS85 KPIH 222022 CCA RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 222 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412...413...475...476...AND 477 FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH AND HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DRY...WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO...AND WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY...LIKELY PRODUCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN...BUT FOR A MUCH LARGER AREA. IDZ475-476-230845- /O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0015.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.COR.KPIH.FW.W.0031.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.COR.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 222 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 10 PM ON THURSDAY. * WIND...CANYON GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE SALMON BREAKS AREA OF ZONE 475. RIDGE GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-230845- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 222 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...412 AND 477... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST TIME IN THE MID-AFTERNOON. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HUMIDITY THIS LOW AND WIND THIS STRONG WILL MEAN LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES ON BOTH NEW FIRES AND ESTABLISHED FIRES. 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. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-230845- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 222 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...FRIDAY NOON UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND OVER THE ARCO DESERT. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HUMIDITY THIS LOW AND WIND THIS STRONG WILL MEAN LARGE RATES OF GROWTH FOR BOTH ESTABLISHED FIRES AND NEW STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && MESSICK $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
942 WWUS85 KPIH 230904 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 304 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 10 PM FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412...413...475...476...AND 477 FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY... .A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON THURSDAY. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH AND HUMIDITY OF LESS THAN 15 PERCENT ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DRY...WIND WILL INCREASE ACROSS ALL OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO...AND WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST ON FRIDAY...LIKELY PRODUCING RED FLAG CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN...BUT FOR A MUCH LARGER AREA. IDZ475-476-232200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0031.120823T1800Z-120824T0400Z/ /O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 304 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOON UNTIL 10 PM MDT ON THURSDAY. * WIND...CANYON GUSTS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THE SALMON BREAKS AREA OF ZONE 475. RIDGE GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-232200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 304 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...412 AND 477... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...NOON MDT FRIDAY UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST TIME IN THE MID-AFTERNOON. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN THESNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HUMIDITY THIS LOW AND WIND THIS STRONG WILL MEAN LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES ON BOTH NEW FIRES AND ESTABLISHED FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-232200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 304 AM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...NOON MDT FRIDAY UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND OVER THE ARCO DESERT. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...HUMIDITY THIS LOW AND WIND THIS STRONG WILL MEAN LARGE RATES OF GROWTH FOR BOTH ESTABLISHED FIRES AND NEW STARTS. 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. && MESSICK $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
564 WWUS85 KPIH 232020 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 220 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY FROM 9 AM UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412...413 AND 477 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... IDZ475-476-241000- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KPIH.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 220 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 AND IS NOW COMBINED WITH THE CURRENT WARNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOW UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL AT THOSE SPEEDS CLOSER TO RIDGETOP THROUGH THE NIGHT. AT VALLEY FLOORS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AGAIN FROM 9 AM ONWARD. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER FOR JUST A FEW HOURS TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT...WITH RIDGETOPS ON RECOVERING TO 20 TO PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-241000- /O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0032.120824T1500Z-120825T0600Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 220 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...412 AND 477... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN AT RIDGETOP AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-241000- /O.UPG.KPIH.FW.A.0016.120824T1800Z-120825T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0032.120824T1500Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 220 PM MDT THU AUG 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
682 WWUS85 KPIH 241008 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 408 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... IDZ475-476-242215- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 408 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 AND IS NOW COMBINED WITH THE CURRENT WARNING... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOW UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL AT THOSE SPEEDS CLOSER TO RIDGETOP THROUGH THE NIGHT. AT VALLEY FLOORS... WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AGAIN FROM 9 AM ONWARD. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER FOR JUST A FEW HOURS TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT...WITH RIDGETOPS ON RECOVERING TO 20 TO PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-242215- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0032.120824T1500Z-120825T0600Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 408 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...412 AND 477... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN AT RIDGETOP AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-242215- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0032.120824T1500Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 408 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
501 WWUS85 KPIH 241019 CCA RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 417 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 409... 410...411...412...413 AND 477... IDZ475-476-242245- /O.COR.KPIH.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 417 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOW UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL AT THOSE SPEEDS CLOSER TO RIDGETOP THROUGH THE NIGHT. AT VALLEY FLOORS... WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AGAIN FROM 9 AM ONWARD. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER FOR JUST A FEW HOURS TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT...WITH RIDGETOPS ON RECOVERING TO 20 TO PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-242245- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0032.120824T1500Z-120825T0600Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 417 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR 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 VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN AT RIDGETOP AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-242245- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0032.120824T1500Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 417 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...9 AM FRIDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
047 WWUS85 KPIH 241936 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 136 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 409... 410...411...412...413 AND 477... IDZ475-476-250400- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 136 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOW UNTIL 10 PM. * WIND...GUSTS OF 25 MPH OR HIGHER. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-477-250600- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 136 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...412 AND 477... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 409 MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING..NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST GUSTS IN AT RIDGETOP AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ410-411-413-250600- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 136 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 410...411 AND 413... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF. * TIMING...NOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND...EXPECT GUSTS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGEST WIND ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. * HUMIDITY...WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
669 WWUS85 KPIH 250335 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 935 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412...413 AND 477 HAS BEEN CANCELLED... IDZ409>413-477-250445- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120825T0600Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 935 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 409...410...411...412...413 AND 477... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND HUMIDITY IS RISING ABOVE 15 PERCENT. $$ IDZ475-476-250445- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 935 PM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND HUMIDITY IS RISING ABOVE 15 PERCENT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
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 Pocatello, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Aug 22, 2:10 PM MDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 2:10 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 210 PM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 .DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS AND SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS TONIGHT WILL TRAP AREAS OF SMOKE FROM WILD FIRES. A DRY LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS THE IDAHO PAN HANDLE THURSDAY. LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGHING DEVELOPS EARLY THURSDAY IN MONTANA WITH COLD FRONT TRAILING TOWARDS SUN VALLEY AND BECOMING PARALLEL TO THE UPPER FLOW INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. INCREASINGLY DRY AIR FROM THE WEST ADVANCES TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMES QUITE DRY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER A GOOD DEAL OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY...AND THE SNAKE PLAIN ON FRIDAY...WESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY. COLD AIR ADVECTION AT 700 MB IS STRONGER FRIDAY IN SUPPORT OF GUSTY SURFACE WINDS. A RATHER LOW CONFIDENCE SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOISTURE FROM UTAH SNEAKING INTO THE CARIBOU HIGHLANDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING TO PRODUCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THIS IS MOSTLY SUPPORTED BY THE NAM. RATHER CHILLY SATURDAY MORNING AS THE DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING...STANLEY COULD SEE MIDDLE 20S. THE EXTENDED PERIOD CONTINUES TO BE LARGELY DRY. BREEZY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT FRONT OFF THE PACIFIC ARRIVING LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. RS .AIR STAGNATION...SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT. THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL SEE BREEZY WESTERLIES WITH THE NEXT TROUGH CROSSING WASHINGTON INTO IDAHO PAN HANDLE. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...HUMIDITY DROPPING INTO LOWER TEENS MAY PROMOTE MORE ACTIVE BURNING TO OFF SET THE INCREASE IN VENTILATION. LASTLY...SMOKE FROM FIRES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MOVING IN THIS DIRECTION IN VISIBLE IMAGERY...AND COULD BE INCREASING FACTOR FOR IDAHO THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. RS && .AVIATION...MORE STABLE AND MUCH DRIER AIR BEHIND FRONT TODAY...SO CIG AND VSBY SHOULD BE UNLIMITED WITH NO -TSRA. ONLY FORECAST ISSUE WOULD BE REDUCTION IN VSBY DUE TO SMOKE...WITH KSUN THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT CONCERN THERE. STRONGER WIND THU AFTERNOON. MESSICK && .FIRE WEATHER...THE RED FLAGS AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES JUST KEEP COMING. AFTER A BREAK WED...LOW PRESSURE IS MOVING IN THU AFTERNOON...BRINGING NOT ONLY A STRONG INCREASE IN THE SOUTHWEST WIND...BUT ALSO VERY DRY AIR. FOR THU...MAIN PROBLEM IS THE SALMON-CHALLIS NF ZONES. THIS SPREADS FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST WITH A SHIFT TO WESTERLY WIND FOR FRI. ANOTHER LOW AND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TUE/TUE NIGHT. FORTUNATELY...THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE STAYING WELL TO THE NORTH NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. HOWEVER...THE VERY DRY AIR IS COMBINING WITH THE WIND TO MAKE FOR A HIGH CONFIDENCE RED FLAG EVENT FOR AT LEAST SOME AREAS THU AFTERNOON AND NEARLY ALL AREAS FRI AFTERNOON. EXCEPT FOR AREAS SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN...NOT MUCH THUNDE .PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING IDZ410-411-413. RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY IDZ475-476. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING IDZ409-412-477. FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING IDZ475-476. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 3:15 AM MDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 315 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 IDZ017>025-031-032-230930- EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS- UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN- SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS- CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-315 AM MDT 315 AM MDT WED AUG 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH HAS PROMPTED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL FOLLOW EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BRINGING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST IDAHO FRIDAY AFTERNOON POTENTIALLY EXACERBATING ONGOING LARGE WILDFIRE ACTIVITY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL... EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR 208-233-0834.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 3:20 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PIH | Butte, Custer, Idaho, Lemhi, Valley | 11 hr |
| Aug 22, 2:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | PIH | Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou and 12 more | 24 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.