Fire Weather Watch
NWS Boise ID ยท US
Details
Red Flag Warning Remains In Effect Until 9 PM MDT This Evening For Lightning For Northern Boise National Forest...Southern Boise/Western Sawtooth NF, Including The Camas Prairie...Burns BLM...Steens Mountain...Northwestern Vale BLM And Baker Valley... Which Are Fire Weather Zones 403...421...670...671...674 And 675... ...Fire Weather Watch In Effect From Late Tonight Through Friday Evening For Winds And Low Relative Humidities For Northern Boise National Forest And Southern Boise/Western Sawtooth NF, Including The Camas Prairie...Which Are Fire Weather Zones 403 And 421
- Event
- Fire Weather Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE RAINFALL... A strong low pressure system in northeastern California will bring scattered thunderstorms this afternoon and evening with outflow wind gusts up to 50 mph and little rainfall. As the low moves into southeastern Oregon late tonight and southwestern Idaho on Friday, scattered thunderstorms will develop again, especially on the Idaho side. The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather Watch for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from late tonight through Friday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 403 Northern Boise National Forest, 421 Southern Boise/Western Sawtooth NF and including the Camas Prairie. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, until 9 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from late tonight through Friday evening. * WINDS...For the Fire Weather Watch, Northwest 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For the Fire Weather Watch, 39 to 53 percent. * TEMPERATURES...For the Fire Weather Watch, 56 to 68 degrees. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered coverage with abundant lightning. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty erratic winds up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Instructions
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will occur shortly. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
Affected areas
- Northern Boise National Forest
- Southern Boise/Western Sawtooth NF, including the Camas Prairie
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Boise ID
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~46s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M2RE95BX8E49VB491TA62T5X
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57d8b22cd6dd853df08bab773b03fc7660755a3e.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Boise ID
- AWIPS ID
- CAPBOI
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.2672
- WMO heading
- XOUS55
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 55
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | FWA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | RFWBOI |
| WMOidentifier | WWUS85 KBOI 171942 |
| NWSheadline | RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING FOR NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST...SOUTHERN BOISE/WESTERN SAWTOOTH NF, INCLUDING THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...BURNS BLM...STEENS MOUNTAIN...NORTHWESTERN VALE BLM AND BAKER VALLEY... WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 403...421...670...671...674 AND 675... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR NORTHERN BOISE NATIONAL FOREST AND SOUTHERN BOISE/WESTERN SAWTOOTH NF, INCLUDING THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...WHICH ARE FIRE WEATHER ZONES 403 AND 421 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KBOI.FW.A.0014.260918T0900Z-260919T0300Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-18T21:00:00-06:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Northern Boise National Forest
- Southern Boise/Western Sawtooth NF, including the Camas Prairie
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 016003 |
| SAME | 016015 |
| SAME | 016037 |
| SAME | 016045 |
| SAME | 016085 |
| SAME | 016013 |
| SAME | 016025 |
| SAME | 016039 |
| UGC | IDZ403 |
| UGC | IDZ421 |