Alert archive / Idaho / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 32, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Aug 23, 2012, 2:20 PM MDT for 15 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Aug 24, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 13 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 23, 2012, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2012, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2012, 9:35 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bannock County, ID, Bear Lake County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Butte County, ID, Caribou County, ID, Clark County, ID, Franklin County, ID, Fremont County, ID, Jefferson County, ID, Lemhi County, ID, Madison County, ID, Oneida County, ID, Power County, ID, Teton County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 284 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
4 follow-up statements
682 WWUS85 KPIH 241008 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 408 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY FOR IDAHO FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY... IDZ475-476-242215- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120825T0400Z/ EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF- LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 408 AM MDT FRI AUG 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476......FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 475 AND 476 AND IS NOW COMBINED WITH THE CURRENT WARNING... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF. * TIMING...NOW UNTIL 10 PM FRIDAY. * WIND...25 TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL AT THOSE SPEEDS CLOSER TO RIDGETOP THROUGH THE NIGHT. AT VALLEY FLOORS... WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. ALL ELEVATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AGAIN FROM 9 AM ONWARD. * HUMIDITY...LESS THAN 15 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER FOR JUST A FEW HOURS TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS TO 30 TO 40 PERCENT...WITH RIDGETOPS ON RECOVERING TO 20 TO PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL SUPPORT LARGE FIRE GROWTH RATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2:28 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | 30 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Idaho, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.