Red Flag Warning for Caribou Range/Caribou NF
Impacts: Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly
Official alert brief
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 413... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 9 AM Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday night.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF.
IMPACTS
Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly
THUNDERSTORMS
25 to 35 percent coverage.
OUTFLOW WINDS
35 to 55 mph.
Instructions
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. - Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall criteria. - Other high impact events deemed critical by the National Weather Service and area fire management agencies.