Red Flag Warnings posted for Wednesday
A cold front is expected to move in Wednesday, bringing strong winds and high fire danger.
A slow moving area of low pressure will dawdlein from Washington state and British Colombia. This air-mass is mostly dry, with a cool push of air heading towards Idaho.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Red Flag Warnings signal high fire danger with low humidity and gusty winds.
Winds for Wednesday afternoon will be sustained around 20 m.p.h., with gusts over 30 m.p.h.
There’s a slight chance of thunderstorms for Wednesday in our local mountains.
More moisture is expected to reach Idaho and Wyoming as tropical systems send storms along the Mexican West coast and Gulf of California.
The Weather Service says controlled burning is not recommended.
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGENATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID214 PM MDT TUE SEP 1 2015…RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FROM NOON TO9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST IDAHO FIRE WEATHER ZONES475…476 AND 410 BELOW 5000 FT…IDZ410-021000-/O.NEW.KPIH.FW.W.0007.150902T1800Z-150903T0300Z/UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM-214 PM MDT TUE SEP 1 2015…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FORGUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 410…THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAGWARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.* AFFECTED AREA…FIRE WEATHER ZONE 410.* WIND…SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH.* HUMIDITY…10 TO 15 PERCENT.* THUNDERSTORMS…NONE* IMPACTS…ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONSARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. FIRES MAY EXPERIENCERAPID RATES OF GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS ORFIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OFSOUTHEAST IDAHO.
