Red Flag Warning until 08:00PM Friday 
...RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND/RH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .Dry and increasingly windy weather will develop Friday afternoon in the Owyhee Mountains and Southern Highlands in Idaho ahead of a cold front expected to pass through Friday night. Concern is greatest in the southern half of those zones. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 423 Owyhee Mountains and 426 Southern Highlands.
* TIMING...From 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Friday.
* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 18 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...80 to 86 degrees.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* AFFECTED AREAS: OWYHEE MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS
Instructions:
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.
Address/Location
Shoshone Paiute Tribal Emergency Response Commission
1935 Fire Lane
Owyhee, NV 89832
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 775-757-2473
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Red Flag Warning
