Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
758 PM MDT Fri Jul 5 2024

UTZ482-489-493-496-061100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.240706T1800Z-240708T0300Z/
Western Uintah Basin-San Rafael Swell-Central Utah Mountains-
Color Country Mountains-
758 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, 489, 493, AND 496...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin,
  Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire Weather Zone 493
  Central Utah Mountains 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 and Central Utah 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-
758 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.

&&

$$

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