East Idaho Under Red Flag Warning

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR CENTRAL IDAHO ZONES 475…476 AND 477… * TIMING: CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WILL REDEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS: WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE. * OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH. * PRECIPITATION: MOST STORMS WILL PRODUCE LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH PER 12 HOURS…ALTHOUGH STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. * IMPACTS: DUE TO DRY FUELS…THE THREAT OF NEW FIRE STARTS AS WELL AS SPREADING OF EXISTING FIRES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS IS HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW…OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS…LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY…AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.