# Red Flag Warning: Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-08 10:05 ingested 2026-10-09 02:49

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## extract

Red Flag Warning — Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...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 The Fire Weather Watch is no longer
in effect.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.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.