Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Pocatello, ID

356 
WWUS85 KPIH 141749
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
1149 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

IDZ422-150300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0002.140714T1800Z-140715T0300Z/
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
1149 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 422 BELOW
7000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 422 BELOW 7000 FEET...
  SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 2100 MDT.

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH
  OF THE AREA. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS: VARIABLE DIRECTION UP TO 60 MPH.

* PRECIPITATION: LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 
  A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW LIGHTNING FIRE 
  STARTS...EVEN WITH STORMS THAT PRODUCE MORE RAINFALL. GUSTY 
  OUTFLOWS CAN CREATE RAPID WIND SHIFTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ410-150300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0002.140714T1800Z-140715T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
1149 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 410 BELOW
5500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 410 BELOW 5500 FEET...
  UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM. 

* TIMING: THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH
  OF THE AREA. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND 
  DIRECTION WILL BE ERRATIC AND CHANGE QUICKLY NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* PRECIPITATION: LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 
  A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW LIGHTNING FIRE 
  STARTS...EVEN WITH STORMS THAT PRODUCE MORE RAINFALL. GUSTY 
  OUTFLOWS CAN CREATE RAPID WIND SHIFTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ427-150300-
/O.CON.KPIH.FW.W.0002.140714T1800Z-140715T0600Z/
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
1149 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 427 BELOW
5000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: IN IDAHO...FIRE ZONE 427 BELOW 5000 FEET...
  GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF. 

* TIMING: THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH
  OF THE AREA. EXPECT FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. 

* OUTFLOW WINDS: WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND 
  DIRECTION WILL BE ERRATIC AND CHANGE QUICKLY NEAR 
  THUNDERSTORMS.

* PRECIPITATION: LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 
  A TENTH OF AN INCH POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE NEW LIGHTNING FIRE 
  STARTS...EVEN WITH STORMS THAT PRODUCE MORE RAINFALL. GUSTY 
  OUTFLOWS CAN CREATE RAPID WIND SHIFTS AND RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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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605 
WWUS85 KPIH 150308
RFWPIH

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
908 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014


IDZ410-427-150415-
/O.CAN.KPIH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140715T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-
GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
908 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR FOR THUNDERSTORMS 
AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 410 BELOW 5500 FEET
AND 427 BELOW 5000 FEET...

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

$$

IDZ422-150415-
/O.EXP.KPIH.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140715T0300Z/
SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF-
908 PM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY 
OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONE 422 BELOW 7000 FEET...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
328 AM MDT MON JUL 14 2014

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT. NORTHERN EDGE OF THE UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE IS BREAKING DOWN IN RESPONSE TO A SHORTWAVE TROUGH. IT
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY TO THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT NO AREA IS TOTALLY OUT OF THE THREAT.
FAIRLY GOOD CAPE AND PRECIPITABLE WATER AROUND 0.75 INCH...SO
LIGHTNING ACTIVITY SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE RED FLAG WARNING
WHERE FUELS ARE RECEPTIVE. SOMEWHAT BREEZY IN THE NORTHWESTERLY TO
WESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW THAT SETS UP AFTERWARD ON TUE...WITH
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM THREAT CONTINUING IN THE UNSTABLE AIR.
MUCH DRIER ON WED ONCE THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS ARE MORE NORTHERLY.
AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY SHOULD BE THE WARMEST ALL WEEK WITH THE
TROUGH PASSAGE BRINGING IN COOLER AIRMASS. CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP
OVERNIGHT LOWS MILD UNTIL WED NIGHT. MESSICK

.LONG TERM...THU THROUGH SUN NIGHT. NEXT TROUGH ARRIVES THU. IT IS
COMING IN FROM CANADA SO NOT PACKING MUCH IN THE WAY OF
MOISTURE...BUT MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY NEAR THE
MONTANA AND WYOMING BORDERS. POTENTIAL FOR A WIND EVENT IN THE
WAKE OF THIS TROUGH. THE THU TROUGH WILL ALSO KILL THE WARMING
TREND AND COOL AFTERNOON HIGHS BACK TO NEAR CLIMATIC NORMALS. LESS
CLOUD COVER WILL BRING OVERNIGHT LOWS COOLER AND BACK TOWARDS MORE
NORMAL VALUES. 500MB MEAN FLOW INDICATES VERY LITTLE CHANCE DURING
THIS PERIOD FOR A SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE SURGE WITH A TROUGH SETTING
UP RIGHT OVER THE ROCKIES...KEEPING THE GEM STATE IN NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW. MESSICK

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TAF SITES WITH
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS. A WEAK TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH TODAY WHICH
WILL PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT HAVE KEPT
IN VCTS FOR ALL SITES. GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 55 MPH AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
EP

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...EXPECTING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA TODAY AS A TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. ISOLATED SHOWERS HAVE ALREADY
MOVED INTO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERAGE IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO SCATTERED FOR MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 422 427 AND 410
FOR THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING ERRATIC AND GUSTY WINDS OF AROUND 55 MPH AS WELL AS
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED NEAR THE DIVIDE ON TUESDAY BEFORE A DRIER PATTERN SETS
UP FOR WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND. EP

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT IDZ410.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT IDZ427.

RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING IDZ422.

&&