Severe Wildfire ● Closed
Fire Weather Watch issued October 7 at 12:41PM MDT until October 9 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Boise ID, United States of America
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...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY/WINDY WEATHER FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
.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 on Saturday. Concern is
greatest in the southern half of those zones.
The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect
Friday afternoon.
* AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 423 Owyhee
Mountains and 426 Southern Highlands.
* TIMING...Friday afternoon.
* WINDS...West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 to 19 percent.
* TEMPERATURES...79 to 85 degrees.
* IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread
quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Measurements
| Coordinates | 39.9645, -100.8105 |
|---|---|
| Region | Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands |
| Location Precision | country |
| Issuing Authority | United States of America — us-noaa-nws-en |
| Cap Urgency | Future |
| Cap Certainty | Possible |
| Cap Expires | 2026-10-07T20:45:00-06:00 |
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Area as the agency stated it: Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands
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