NWS Boise IDFW.W 0021August 26, 2026
Red Flag Warning: Owyhee Mountains, Burns BLM, Steens Mountain and 1 more, ID and OR
The National Weather Service office in Boise issued a red flag warning for Owyhee Mountains, Burns BLM, Steens Mountain and 1 more in Idaho, Oregon, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 21st red flag warning the NWS office in Boise issued in 2026. Idaho had 17 red flag warnings in August 2026, against 17 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Idaho's red flag warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Boise ID
- Area
- Owyhee Mountains, Burns BLM, Steens Mountain and 1 more
- State
- Idaho
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:02 a.m. MDT, August 26, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. MDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KBOI FW.W 0021
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag Warning for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect from noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zone 423 Owyhee Mountains. In Oregon, Fire Weather Zones 670 Burns BLM, 671 Steens Mountain and 672 Southern Grasslands. * TIMING...From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ to 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ Thursday. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 19 percent. * TEMPERATURES...85 to 93 degrees. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.
What the agency told people to do
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will occur shortly.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.