XOUS55 KWBC 260929 CAPPIH NWS-IDP-PROD-4412323-3677449 w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov 2020-08-26T03:29:00-06:00 Actual Alert Public IPAWSv1.0 en-US Met Red Flag Warning Prepare Expected Severe Likely SAME NWS NationalWeatherService FWW 2020-08-26T03:29:00-06:00 2020-08-26T13:00:00-06:00 2020-08-26T15:00:00-06:00 NWS Pocatello ID Red Flag Warning issued August 26 at 3:29AM MDT until August 26 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 11 PM MDT this evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF. * IMPACTS...Lightning with scattered thunderstorms can overwhelm initial attack forces for wild fire fighting with numerous starts. Strong thunderstorm outflow can make fire spread direction and spread rate too hazardous for fire control efforts. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with frequent lightning likely with a mix of dry and wet thunderstorms. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Erratic thunderstorm outflow gusts of 40 to 50 mph with locally higher gusts possible. A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria for Southeastern Idaho: - Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall criteria. http://www.weather.gov NWSheadline RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 475 AND 476 VTEC /O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0018.200826T1900Z-200827T0500Z/ PIL PIHRFWPIH BLOCKCHANNEL CMAS BLOCKCHANNEL EAS BLOCKCHANNEL NWEM eventEndingTime 2020-08-26T23:00:00-06:00 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF; East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF UGC IDZ476 UGC IDZ475 SAME 016037 SAME 016059 SAME 016023 SAME 016049 SAME 016085