# Fire Weather Watch: 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 2026-09-10 12:40 ingested 2026-09-10 22:55

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Fire Weather Watch — Owyhee Mountains; Southern Highlands
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
...HOT AND DRY WITH POTENTIALLY STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A COLD
FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

Hot and dry conditions on Saturday could combined with increase
southerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front. Sustained of
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph are possible 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.

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Fire Weather
Watch for winds and low relative humidities, which is in effect
from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Idaho, Fire Weather Zones 423 Owyhee
Mountains and 426 Southern Highlands.

* TIMING...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...15 to 20 percent.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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