Alert archive / Idaho / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this red flag warning at Jul 5, 2012, 2:58 PM MDT for Butte County, Custer County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Jul 6, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2012, 2:58 PM MDT (20:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 6, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Butte County, ID, Custer County, ID, Lemhi County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
818 WWUS85 KPIH 052058 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 258 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012 IDZ409-412-061200- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0008.120705T2100Z-120706T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0009.120706T1800Z-120707T0300Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 258 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 409 AND 412... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM 3 PM UNTIL 9 PM. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN A STORM. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AT THIS LEVEL WITH THE RECEPTIVE FUELS MEANS THE PROBABILITY OF IGNITING A WILDFIRE IS VERY HIGH. 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. && $$ IDZ477-061200- /O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0008.120705T2100Z-120706T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0009.120706T1800Z-120707T0300Z/ SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 258 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 477 BELOW 6000 FT WHICH INCLUDES FAIRFIELD. * TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...FROM 3 PM UNTIL 9 PM. * THUNDERSTORMS...COULD PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 25 MPH ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION...EXPECT LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A WILDFIRE MAY START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ476-061200- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0009.120706T1800Z-120707T0300Z/ LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- 258 PM MDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 476 BELOW 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF BELOW 6000 FEET. * TIMING...FROM 12 NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS GREATER THAN 3. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...EACH THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY GENERATE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A WILDFIRE MAY START. 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. && MESSICK $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
3 follow-up statements
762 WWUS85 KPIH 060758 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 158 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 IDZ409-412-062200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0009.120706T1800Z-120707T0300Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 158 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 409 AND 412... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...FROM 12 NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN A STORM. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AT THIS LEVEL WITH THE RECEPTIVE FUELS MEANS THE PROBABILITY OF IGNITING A WILDFIRE IS VERY HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ476-477-062200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0009.120706T1800Z-120707T0300Z/ LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 158 AM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 6000 FEET. * TIMING...FROM 12 NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS GREATER THAN 3. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...EACH THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY GENERATE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATEA HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A WILDFIRE MAY START. 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. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO
659 WWUS85 KPIH 061946 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 146 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 IDZ476-477-071215- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.120707T1800Z-120708T0600Z/ /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120707T0300Z/ LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 146 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 6000 FEET. * TIMING...THE FIRST WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEW WARNING STARTS NOON SATURDAY AND CONTINUED THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS GREATER THAN 3. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...EACH THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY GENERATE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A WILDFIRE CAN START IN RECEPTIVE FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. $$ IDZ410-071215- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.120707T1800Z-120708T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- 146 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 410 ABOVE 5000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING ABOVE 5000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * PRECIPITATION...PRECIPITATION FROM ONE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD AMOUNT TO LESS THAN 0.10 OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL SUPPORT A VERY STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF FIRE STARTS IN RECEPTIVE FUELS. 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. && $$ IDZ411-413-071215- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.120707T1800Z-120708T0600Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 146 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411 AND 413 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF BELOW 6500 FEET. * TIMING...FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THREE OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH. * PRECIPITATION...INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN 0.10 OF AN INCH RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BRING A HEIGHTENED LIKELIHOOD THAT A WILDFIRE MAY START. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ409-412-070300- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120707T0300Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 146 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 409 AND 412... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 412 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. * PRECIPITATION...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY WITH LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF PRECIPITATION IN A STORM. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING ACTIVITY AT THIS LEVEL WITH THE RECEPTIVE FUELS MEANS THE PROBABILITY OF IGNITING A WILDFIRE IS VERY HIGH. 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
544 WWUS85 KPIH 070253 RFWPIH URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID 853 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 IDZ476-477-071200- /O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120707T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0010.120707T1800Z-120708T0600Z/ LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF- SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 853 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 476 AND 477 BELOW 6000 FEET... THE RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 477 SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF BELOW 6000 FEET. * TIMING...THE FIRST WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM FRIDAY NIGHT. THE NEW WARNING STARTS NOON SATURDAY AND CONTINUED THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS GREATER THAN 3. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * PRECIPITATION...EACH THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY GENERATE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF ONE INCH OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE HIGH PROBABILITY THAT A WILDFIRE CAN START IN RECEPTIVE FUELS. 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. && $$ IDZ409-412-070400- /O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120707T0300Z/ MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM- GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF- 853 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 409 AND 412... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENDED IN THE REGION. $$ IDZ410-071200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0010.120707T1800Z-120708T0600Z/ UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM- 853 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 410 ABOVE 5000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM ABOVE 5000 FEET. * TIMING...FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * PRECIPITATION...PRECIPITATION FROM ONE THUNDERSTORM SHOULD AMOUNT TO LESS THAN 0.10 OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL SUPPORT A VERY STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF FIRE STARTS IN RECEPTIVE FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ IDZ411-413-071200- /O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0010.120707T1800Z-120708T0600Z/ CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF- CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF- 853 PM MDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411 AND 413 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 411 CENTENNIAL MOUNTAINS AND SNAKE RIVER RANGE/TARGHEE NF BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF BELOW 6500 FEET. * TIMING...FROM NOON SATURDAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF THREE OR HIGHER. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH. * PRECIPITATION...INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORM CELLS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN 0.10 OF AN INCH RAINFALL. * IMPACTS...THE FREQUENCY OF LIGHTNING WILL BRING A HEIGHTENED LIKELIHOOD THAT A WILDFIRE MAY START. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou and 9 more | 13 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.