Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Red Flag Warning for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF and Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River.

* IMPACTS...Scattered thunderstorms may initiate new starts while outflow winds may create critical fire weather conditions.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms will develop across the southern mountains this afternoon from Oakley to McCammon moving east-northeast through the southern highlands today. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with stronger cells.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF ... GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER

Instructions:

A red flag warning for thunderstorms means that critical fire weather conditions are expected across Southeastern Idaho with coverage of 25 percent or more, without specific rainfall criteria.