...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 410, 413, 422, 427, 475, AND 476... The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Fire Weather Watch for scattered thunderstorms, which is in effect from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 413 Caribou Range/Caribou NF, Fire Weather Zone 422 Sawtooth Range/Northern Sawtooth NF, Fire Weather Zone 427 Goose Creek and Raft River Valley/Southern Sawtooth NF/Twin Falls BLM south of the Snake River, Fire Weather Zone 475 East Salmon River Mountains/Salmon NF and Fire Weather Zone 476 Lemhi and Lost River Range/Challis NF.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected Saturday. Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
* THUNDERSTORMS...20 to 40 percent coverage.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...Stronger storms will be capable of producing wind gusts up to 45 mph.
* AFFECTED AREAS: UPPER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY/IDAHO FALLS BLM ... CARIBOU RANGE/CARIBOU NF ... SAWTOOTH RANGE/NORTHERN SAWTOOTH NF ... GOOSE CREEK AND RAFT RIVER VALLEY/SOUTHERN SAWTOOTH NF/TWIN FALLS BLM SOUTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER ... EAST SALMON RIVER MOUNTAINS/SALMON NF ... LEMHI AND LOST RIVER RANGE/CHALLIS NF
