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RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 411...413 AND 476 BELOW 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.


* AFFECTED LOCAL AREA: BEAR LAKE COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET.

* TIMING: THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY.

* THUNDERSTORMS: LIGHTNING ACTIVITY LEVELS OF 3 OR BETTER ARE EXPECTED.

* OUTFLOW WINDS: GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* PRECIPITATION: THE STORMS WILL GRADUALLY PROGRESS FROM DRY TO MIXED WET AND DRY CONDITIONS. AMOUNTS LOCALLY HIGHER THAN 0.10 OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER STORM CELLS.

* IMPACTS: NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO LIGHTNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO.