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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 1257 AM MDT Thu Aug 7 2025 IDZ427-080000- /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0014.250807T2000Z-250808T0000Z/ Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River- 1257 AM MDT Thu Aug 7 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 427... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 6 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River. The affected area includes all areas south or east of the town of Elba. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 13 percent. * IMPACTS...When coupled with extremely low fuel moistures, gusts of this magnitude and humidity below 15 percent leads to rapid fire spread rates and high intensity wildfires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria for Southeastern Idaho: - Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain. && Messick && $$
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