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Red Flag Warning — IDZ475, IDZ476
Issued
2:00 PM CDT · Sat, Aug 8 2026
Expires
10:00 PM CDT · Sat, Aug 8 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KPIH

Affected Areas

IDZ475 IDZ476

Official Bulletin

...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag
Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River
Mountains/Salmon NF and Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost
River Range/Challis NF.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 percent.

* IMPACTS...

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.