Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

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WWUS85 KPIH 220245
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
845 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

IDZ425-220345-
/O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130722T0300Z/
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
845 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 425 BELOW 5000 FEET...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

EXPECTING WINDS TO DIMINISH AND HUMIDITY TO INCREASE TONIGHT. RED
FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
143 PM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

.DISCUSSION...PERSISTENCE AGAIN THE RULE FOR THE SHORT TERM WITH
NEARLY ZONAL/WEAKLY NORTHWEST DRY UPPER FLOW. TEMPS REMAIN WELL
ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NO MOISTURE IN SIGHT. DUE TO
WILDFIRES IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HAVE MADE SLIGHT ADJUSTMENTS
TO THE OVERNIGHT GRIDS TO SPREAD AREAS OF SMOKE A LITTLE FURTHER
THAN PREVIOUS FORECAST. OTHERWISE...NAM HAS BACKED OFF ON BRINGING
AN EARLY PUSH OF MONSOON FLOW FOR TUESDAY TO BE CLOSER IN LINE
WITH GFS AND ECMWF. THUS WEAKENED POPS CONSIDERABLY FOR TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT. GFS AND ECMWF HAVE WEAKENED MONSOON PUSH
SLIGHTLY FOR WEDNESDAY...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO DRY OUT THE FORECAST.
BURSTS OF MOISTURE CONTINUE ACROSS EAST IDAHO INTO THE WEEKEND SO
LEFT CURRENT FORECAST IN PLACE WITH NO CHANGE. DMH

&&

.AVIATION...WIDESPREAD VFR WITH DRAINAGE WINDS OVERNIGHT AND WEST
TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN DURING DAYTIME HOURS.
DSH

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...PERSISTENT PATTERN THROUGH TUESDAY WITH VERY DRY
WESTERLY FLOW AND RELATIVELY STRONG INSTABILITY.  AFTERNOON RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT AND EXPECT POOR RECOVER
DURING OVERNIGHT HOURS AT MIDSLOPE ELEVATIONS. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL
MIX TO THE SURFACE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 15 TO
25 MPH.  THE COMBINATION OF DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT
IN MODERATE TO HIGH HAINES INDEX VALUES AS WELL. MONSOON MOISTURE
BEGINS TO PUSH NORTH THROUGH CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  DS

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
505 AM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

IDZ017>025-031-032-221115-
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-
505 AM MDT SUN JUL 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LOOK FOR WELL ABOVE
AVERAGE DAY TIME HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. EXPECT
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE PERIOD.

EXPECT AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN BY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AS MONSOON MOISTURE MOVES BACK INTO
THE AREA.

.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.