Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Pocatello, ID

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
257 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

IDZ422-475-476-012100-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-130802T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.130801T0900Z-130802T0300Z/
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF-
LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF-
257 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 422...475 
AND 476...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 422 SAWTOOTH 
  RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF...FIRE ZONE 475 EAST SALMON RIVER 
  MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF...FIRE ZONE 476 LEMHI AND LOST RIVER 
  RANGE/CHALLIS NF. 

* TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS 
  THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. 

* THUNDERSTORMS: NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL 
  PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE AND GUSTY WINDS MAY FAN 
  NEW OR ONGOING FIRES.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO.

&&

$$

IDZ427-012100-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130801T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.130801T2000Z-130802T0300Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
257 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 
427...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY 
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 427...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 427 GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT 
  RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* WIND: WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* HUMIDITY:  10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CREATE 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON CURRENT AND NEW FIRES IN THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS.


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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO.

&&

$$

IDZ410-425-011000-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130801T1000Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
MIDDLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/TWIN FALLS BLM-
257 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 410 AND
425...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE RED
FLAG WARNING. 



$$

IDZ413-012100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0010.130801T2000Z-130802T0300Z/
CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF-
257 AM MDT THU AUG 1 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 
413...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 413 CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU 
  NF.

* TIMING:GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* WIND: WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* HUMIDITY:  10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY CAN CREATE 
  EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON CURRENT AND NEW FIRES IN THE CENTRAL 
  MOUNTAINS.

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PLEASE ADVISE THE
APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG
WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO.

&&

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
248 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

.DISCUSSION...TODAY THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY. CURRENT WATER VAPOR
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF THE PACIFIC COAST.
MOISTURE IS MOVING OVER OUR AREA IN SOUTHWEST FLOW PUSHING THE
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OVER SOUTHEAST IDAHO TO THE EAST. CURRENT
RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS CONVECTION STARTING OVER THE AREA WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF OUR EXTREME SOUTHEAST AREAS NEAR BEAR LAKE. LOOK FOR
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON.
CURRENT RED FLAGS ARE OUT FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT OUR SOUTHEAST
HIGHLANDS BECAUSE OF LACK OF CONVECTION AND THE UPPER SNAKE
HIGHLANDS BECAUSE OF LACK OF CRITICAL FUELS. TOMORROW EXPECT
SCATTERED TO LIKELY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS. A RED FLAG IS OUT CURRENTLY FOR THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAIN ZONES. ADDITIONALLY...LOOK FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER OUR MORE SOUTHERN REGIONS. A RED FLAG WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND OUR SOUTHERN
REGIONS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND MODERATE TO HIGH WINDS FOR
THURSDAY. LOOK FOR WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TODAY DROPPING
TO NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ON THURSDAY.

FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BRINGING GRADUAL
DRIER AND WARMER CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
MODELS ARE STARTING TO COME MORE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE NEXT
SYSTEM. THEY BOTH ARE SHOWING MOISTURE COMING UP FROM THE SOUTH
WITH AN APPROACHING WEAK WAVE FROM OREGON. LOOK FOR NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. WYATT

&&

.AVIATION...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AT 2 PM.  HAVE
VICINITY THUNDER AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH EARLY EVENING.  THINK SUN
MOST LIKELY FOR PRECIPITATION.  APPROACHING COLD FRONT THURSDAY WILL
LIKELY CAUSE STRONG WINDS AT PIH AND IDA BY LATE MORNING.  EXPECT
MORE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AT SUN AS WELL.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY BEGINNING TO DEVELOP AT 2 PM AND
WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR THUNDERSTORMS IN ZONES
475...476...422...427...425...AND 410.  WARNING IN 475...476 AND 422
CONTINUES THROUGH THURSDAY WITH OTHERS EXPIRING AT 9 PM.   COLD
FRONT APPROACHES THURSDAY AND COULD SEE STRONG WINDS MAINLY IN ZONES
410 AND 413.   RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY BE SLIGHTLY HIGH BUT MAY NEED
RED FLAG AS WELL FOR THE WINDS.   WILL LET CURRENT WARNINGS PLAY OUT
BEFORE ISSUING ANYTHING FOR THAT.
GK

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING IDZ410-425-427.

RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY IDZ422-475-476.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
334 AM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

IDZ017>025-031-032-010945-
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-
334 AM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN IDAHO EVEN
INTO TONIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND
UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS...WITH THE LEAST CHANCE AROUND BEAR LAKE.
GUSTY WINDS OVER 40 MPH AND BRIEF DOWNPOURS ARE THE MAIN THREATS.
AT THIS TIME...THE SEVERE THREAT IS VERY LOW.

DUE TO THE COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED OR
HIGHER...AND GUSTY WINDS WE HAVE RED FLAG WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN FIRE DISTRICTS AS WELL AS THOSE
COVERING THE SNAKE PLAIN...MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTH-CENTRAL
HIGHLANDS. THE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS STARTS AT NOON
AND EXTENDS THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. FOR THE OTHER WARNING
AREAS...THAT IS EFFECTIVE FROM NOON-9PM TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE CHANCE
OF STORMS BECOMING MORE CONFINED TO CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER
SNAKE HIGHLANDS AREAS THROUGH THE SAME PERIOD. OTHER AREAS MAY SEE
A FEW STORMS ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS WITH AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM ACROSS THE NORTH
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

A RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WILL BE IN
EFFECT THROUGH 9PM THURSDAY. IT WILL BE BREEZY ACROSS THE SOUTH.
WE MAY NEED RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR THE SOUTHERN FIRE DISTRICTS DUE
TO WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TOMORROW.

.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.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
600 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

IDZ019-010045-
CLARK ID-FREMONT ID-
600 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN EASTERN IDAHO...
  AND FREMONT COUNTY IN EASTERN IDAHO...

UNTIL 645 PM MDT.

AT 545 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DUBOIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  IDMON AROUND 610 PM MDT...
  KILGORE AROUND 615 PM MDT...
  REA AROUND 635 PM MDT...
  MACKS INN AROUND 640 PM MDT...
  BIG SPRINGS AND ISLAND PARK AROUND 645 PM MDT.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A
BUILDING OR VEHICLE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR
15 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF A STORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 4394 11190 4424 11225 4454 11184 4452 11182
      4457 11169 4455 11148 4459 11153 4464 11152
      4466 11149 4471 11149 4472 11141 4476 11138
      4462 11122 4458 11122 4448 11109 4434 11109
TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 232DEG 47KT 4417 11195

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
811 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

IDZ020-021-010300-
JEFFERSON ID-BINGHAM ID-BUTTE ID-BONNEVILLE ID-
811 PM MDT WED JUL 31 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL BUTTE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IDAHO...
  NORTHWESTERN BINGHAM COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO...
  NORTHWESTERN BONNEVILLE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO...
  AND SOUTHWESTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IDAHO...

UNTIL 900 PM MDT.

AT 744 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATOMIC CITY...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ATOMIC CITY AROUND 810 PM MDT...
  TABER AROUND 815 PM MDT.

LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. TAKE SHELTER INSIDE A
BUILDING OR VEHICLE WHEN THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH. LIGHTNING CAN OCCUR
15 MILES OR MORE AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF A STORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

LAT...LON 4383 11244 4349 11212 4322 11275 4349 11301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 236DEG 28KT 4339 11275