Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
234 WWUS85 KSLC 060149 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT 749 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024 UTZ493-061100- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0005.240706T1800Z-240708T0300Z/ Central Utah Mountains- 749 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493... The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon Saturday to 9 PM MDT Sunday. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 12 percent with poor overnight recoveries between 15 and 25 percent for most locations. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are likely to occur. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ UTZ482-489-496-061100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.240706T1800Z-240708T0300Z/ Western Uintah Basin-San Rafael Swell-Color Country Mountains- 749 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SATURDAY TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 482 AND 489... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin, Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 to 12 percent with poor overnight recoveries between 25 and 35 percent for the western Uinta Basin, and 15 and 25 percent for the San Rafael Swell and most locations in the Color Country Mountains. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are likely to occur. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ UTZ494-498-061100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.240707T1800Z-240708T0300Z/ Henry Mountains-Grand Staircase- 749 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 494 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase. * WINDS...Northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are likely to occur. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/saltlakecity