# 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 2026-09-11 12:47 ingested 2026-09-12 02:55

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Red Flag Warning — Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely.
...HOT AND DRY WITH GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

Hot and dry conditions on Saturday will combined with increase
southerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front. Expect
sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph with
humidities between 15 and 20 percent. Eastern portions of 423
along with zone 426 has seen little to no rainfall in the last two
weeks keeping fuel critically dry.

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Red Flag
Warning for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect
from noon to 9 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.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 noon to 9 PM MDT Saturday.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent.

* TEMPERATURES...78 to 88 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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.