Updated: Tue Jul-23-19 07:23pm UTC
Effective: Tue Jul-23-19 07:23pm UTC
Expires: Wed Jul-24-19 03:00am UTC
Severity: Severe
Urgency: Expected
Certainty: Likely
Status: Actual
Type: Alert
Category: Met
Areas affected: East Salmon River Mountains, Salmon NF; Lemhi and Lost River Range, Challis NF; Sawtooth Range, Northern Sawtooth NF
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:
* thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.
Message Summary: ...red flag warning remains in effect until 9 pm mdt this evening
for scattered thunderstorms for fire weather zones 422, 475 and
476...
* affected area...fire weather zone 422 sawtooth range/northern
sawtooth nf, fire weather zone 475 east salmon river
mountains/salmon nf and fire weather zone 476 lemhi and lost
river range/challis nf.
* timing...this morning through 9 pm tuesday.
* winds...south 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
* outflow winds...30 to 40 mph with potential for gusts over 50
mph with stronger storms.
* lal...4.
* impacts...critical fire weather conditions are expected to
develop in the next 8 hours. Be prepared for conditions that
could result in extensive wildland fire behavior.
* thunderstorms: dry with very little potential for wetting
rains.
* thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.
