Emmett Weather

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 410 Upper Snake River
Valley/Idaho Falls BLM, Fire Weather Zone 411 Centennial
Mountains and Snake River Range/Targhee NF, 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.

* TIMING...Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop
during the afternoon and evening hours, supporting the
potential for gusty outflow winds and frequent lightning.

* WINDS...A dry low level environment will promote the potential
for storms to produce gusty outflow wind gusts in excess of 40-
50 mph, locally higher up to around 60 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 to 25 percent.

* THUNDERSTORMS...25 to 45 percent coverage expected.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected today.
Lightning may generate new fire starts. Any new fire starts or
existing fires may spread rapidly.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or will shortly based on these criteria
for Southeastern Idaho:

- Relative humidity at or below 15 percent and wind gusts of at
least 25 mph in the mountains, or 30 mph in the Snake Plain.

- Thunderstorm coverage of 25 percent, without specific rainfall
criteria.