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Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

June 14, 2007

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2007, 2:25 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 15, 2007, 2:56 AM MDT. It was in force for 67 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2007, 2:25 PM MDT (20:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 15, 2007, 2:56 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 17, 2007, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
67 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 142025
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
225 PM MDT THU JUN 14 2007

UTZ435-437-439-440-150430-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0012.070615T2000Z-070618T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070615T2000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
225 PM MDT THU JUN 14 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 435...437...439...AND 440...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
435...437...439...AND 440. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

LOCAL SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 30
MPH WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHERN UTAH AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...THIS WILL CREATE MARGINALLY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AS THE
FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THE STATE. THIS WILL CREATE WIDELY
SCATTERED AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ420-423-425>427-433-434-436-150430-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0013.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
225 PM MDT THU JUN 14 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS
WATCH INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420...423...425 THROUGH 
427...433...434...AND 436...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 420...423...435 THROUGH 437...433...434...AND 436.

AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE STATE AHEAD
OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...THIS COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIE DOWN ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE STATE SUNDAY
NIGHT AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.  

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
9 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 150856
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
256 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

UTZ420-434-436-152100-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0013.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
256 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND 
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM
MDT SUNDAY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE AND WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND 
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS. 
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THIS AREA AHEAD
OF A DRY COLD FRONT. THIS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN UTAH
BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IN ITS WAKE MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO KEEP AREAS OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ423-425>427-433-152100-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0013.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
256 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MOST AREAS OF THE WASATCH FRONT...NORTHERN UTAH
MOUNTAINS...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND THE SANPETE AND SEVIER
VALLEYS DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR MOST AREAS OF THE WASATCH FRONT...NORTHERN 
UTAH MOUNTAINS...WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND THE SANPETE AND
SEVIER VALLEYS DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THIS AREA AHEAD 
OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ431-432-438-152100-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-
256 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR EAST CENTRAL UTAH DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND 
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL UTAH DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM
SATURDAY TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY.

LOCAL SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN UTAH AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...THIS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE
FRONT SLOWLY MOVES THROUGH THIS REGION. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ435-437-439-440-152100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070615T2000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
256 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL UTAH DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST 
WINDS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH
CENTRAL UTAH DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST 
WINDS. 

LOCAL SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE
AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...THIS WILL CREATE LOCAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND WIDESPREAD
CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WINDS INCREASE. 

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ441-445>449-152100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0014.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0015.070617T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
256 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UTAH FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN UTAH FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE 
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING AND AGAIN FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS.

LOCAL SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER
30 MPH WILL LIKELY DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING DRY
COLD FRONT THAT WILL REACH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...THIS WILL LIKELY CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 152003
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
203 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

UTZ441-445>449-161130-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0014.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0015.070617T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
203 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
THE PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD FRONT FOR UTAH FIRE ZONES 441 AND
445 THROUGH 449...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
THE PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD FRONT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM
SATURDAY TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. THIS WARNING APPLIES TO SOUTHEAST UTAH FIRE ZONES 441
AND 445 THROUGH 449.

A COLD PACIFIC TROUGH WILL MOVE ONSHORE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 
OVER THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO
SOUTHEAST UTAH COMBINED WITH A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS. WINDS OF 15
TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE ON SUNDAY. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT
OVERNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT BUT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY.

IN ADDITION...A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE WARNING AREA ON SUNDAY...BRINGING A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT TO
THE NORTH BUT WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ435-437-439-440-161130-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
203 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 435...437...439...440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH
HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 435...437...439...440.

WIND GUSTS ARE APPROACHING RED FLAG CRITERIA AT A FEW WEATHER
STATIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING DRY COLD FRONT...
REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX...THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ420-431-432-434-436-438-161130-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-
203 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
UTAH FIRE ZONES 420...431...432...434...436...438...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO 10 PM
MDT SUNDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR UTAH FIRE
ZONES 420...431...432...434...436...438.

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THEN SOUTH TO CENTRAL UTAH ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR RECORD LEVELS FOR MID JUNE ON 
SATURDAY...THEN COOL SOMEWHAT FOR SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH...LOCALLY 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE AREA.

FOR ZONE 420...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO WEST
TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY EVENING ALONG WITH ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ423-425>427-433-161130-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
203 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...SHIFTING
TO WEST-NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR UTAH FIRE ZONES 
423...425 THROUGH 427 AND 433...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...SHIFTING
TO WEST-NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR UTAH FIRE ZONES 
423...425 THROUGH 427 AND 433. 

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA
AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE
FRONT SATURDAY EVENING...TRACKING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

GIBSON
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 160824
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
224 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

UTZ435-437-439-440-162100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
224 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR 
INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH 
HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 435...437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR 
INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH 
HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 435...437...439 AND 440. 

WINDS WILL BE 5 TO 10 MPH STRONGER ALOFT THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING TROUGH MAKING FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD DAY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REACH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT
TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH HAINES
INDEX...THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
BOTH WEEKEND DAYS. WINDS WILL RELAX TO UNDER 15 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
AND 0900 SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ420-431-432-434-436-438-441-445>449-162100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
224 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A 
HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 420...431...432...434...436...438 
...441 AND 445 THROUGH 449...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH
HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 420...431...432...434...436...438
...441 AND 445 THROUGH 449.

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH TONIGHT THEN SOUTH
TO CENTRAL UTAH ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO NEAR RECORD LEVELS FOR MID JUNE TODAY...THEN COOL 
SOMEWHAT FOR SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH...LOCALLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT
SIMILAR SPEEDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY.

FOR ZONE 420...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO WEST
TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY EVENING ALONG WITH ISOLATED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ423-425>427-433-162100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
224 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A 
HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 423...425 THROUGH 427 AND 433...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
MDT TONIGHT FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A 
HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 423...425 THROUGH 427 AND 433. 

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AHEAD
OF A DRY COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IN ADDITION...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP NEAR THE
FRONT THIS EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 161539 AAA
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
939 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

UTZ423-425>427-433-162100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070617T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
939 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT  FOR STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
...A HIGH HAINES INDEX AND DRY LIGHTNING THIS EVENING FOR FIRE
ZONES 423...425 THROUGH 426...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 427 AND 433...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR MUCH OF NORTHERN UTAH AND THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS. THIS
HAS BEEN UPDATED TO ADD DRY LIGHTING TO ZONES 423...425 AND 426.

AREAS OF SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER
30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WARNING AREA AHEAD
OF A DRY COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

IN ADDITION...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING FOR ZONE 423 AND THE MOUNTAIN AREAS TO THE EAST INCLUDING
ZONES 425 AND 426.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ420-431-432-434-436-438-441-445>449-162100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.070616T1800Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
939 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY 
FOR STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH
HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES 431...432...434...436...438...441
AND 445 THROUGH 449...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A HIGH
HAINES INDEX AND DRY LIGHTNING THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONE 420...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
MUCH OF UTAH. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED TO ADD WIDELY SCATTERED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS TO ZONE 420.

A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH TONIGHT THEN SOUTH
TO CENTRAL UTAH ON SUNDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM TO NEAR RECORD LEVELS TODAY...THEN COOL SOMEWHAT FOR
SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO
15 TO 25 MPH...LOCALLY 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AT SIMILAR SPEEDS
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY.

FOR ZONE 420...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO WEST
TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY EVENING ALONG WITH WIDELY SCATTERED DRY
THUNDERSTORMS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ435-437-439-440-162100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
939 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA ZONES 435...437...439 AND 440 FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND A HIGH HAINES 
INDEX...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA.

WINDS WILL REACH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY.
COMBINED WITH HOT TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND
A HIGH HAINES INDEX...THIS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS BOTH DAYS. WINDS WILL RELAX TO UNDER 15 MPH
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 0900 SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

GIBSON
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 162014 AAA
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

UTZ420-170400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY 
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PASSAGE OF A DRY COLD FRONT AND ISOLATED
DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR UTAH FIRE ZONE 420...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
UTAH FIRE ZONE 420.

HOT AND WINDY WEATHER HAS DEVELOPED OVER NORTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING
FIRE ZONE 420. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN SURGE SOUTH ACROSS ZONE 420 OVERNIGHT.
STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTH WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE
WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH AND A SLIGHT INCREASE IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL SOMEWHAT FOR SUNDAY BUT WITH
GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONTINUING.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ423-425>427-170400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070617T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH STRONG SOUTH WINDS
FOR UTAH FIRE ZONES 423...AND 425 THROUGH 427...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR PARTS OF THE WASATCH FRONT AND WASATCH AND UINTA MOUNTAINS. 

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 35 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED OVER THE WARNING
AREA COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS PRODUCING
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER. LATE IN THE EVENING A DRY COLD FRONT WILL
APPROACH. WINDS WILL SUDDENLY SHIFT TO NORTH WITH THE FRONT AND
GUST FROM THE NORTH AROUND 30 MPH FOR AN HOUR OR TWO. THE HAINES
INDEX WILL BE 6...OR HIGH UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES THEN DROP
TO 5...OR MODERATE.

ISOLATED RED FLAG WIND AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO
OCCURRING IN PARTS OF UTAH COUNTY...BUT NOT AS WIDESPREAD OR SEVERE
AS IN THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ434-436-438-170400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING FIRE ZONES 434...436 AND
438 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND
A HIGH HAINES INDEX...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
MUCH OF THE RICHFIELD FIRE CENTER AREA. THESE ZONES WILL HAVE RED
FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEVERE FIRE WEATHER IS OCCURRING IN THE AREA TODAY. THE LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS A
DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT
OVERNIGHT BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ433-170400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070617T0600Z/
SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...UTAH FIRE ZONE
433 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15
PERCENT OR BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS THEN
DECREASE. THE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG FOR SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ435-437-439>441-170400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR THE ENTIRE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 435...437 LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND 439 THROUGH 441...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE ENTIRE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA.

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15
PERCENT BEFORE RISING SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE
BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MID-MORNING SUNDAY
BUT WILL THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER
DRY AND WINDY DAY IS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY.

IN ADDITION THE HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN AT 6...OR HIGH THROUGH
SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

UTZ431-432-445>449-170400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
214 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY 
FOR THE ENTIRE MOAB FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 431...432 AND
445 THROUGH 449...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE MOAB DISPATCH AREA.

WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO GUST ACROSS THE MOAB DISPATCH AREA AND ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 25 MPH GUSTS THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IS BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...THE
HAINES INDEX IS A 6...OR HIGH.

THE HOT AND BREEZY UNSTABLE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
IN A ADDITION A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHERLY WILL DEVELOP INTO ZONES
431 AND 432 ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

CONDITIONS WILL MODERATE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT BUT BE SEVERE AGAIN SUNDAY.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

GIBSON
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 170451
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

UTZ420-171100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY 
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT AND 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FOR UTAH FIRE ZONE 420...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE NORTHWEST UTAH DESERTS...FIRE ZONE 420.

A COLD FRONT HAS BEEN MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST UTAH THIS EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS FORMED ALONG THE FRONT AND PRODUCED VERY STRONG
OUTFLOW WINDS. WINDS WILL SHIFT OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
BY LATE TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES SOUTH AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY
WILL INCREASE SOMEWHAT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ON SUNDAY BUT
WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND HUMIDITIES FALLING AGAIN...LOCAL SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

UTZ423-425>427-170600-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070617T0600Z/
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH STRONG SHIFTING 
WINDS FOR UTAH FIRE ZONES 423...AND 425 THROUGH 427...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH STRONG SHIFTING WINDS FOR
NORTH CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING FIRE ZONES 423...AND 425 THROUGH
427.

ALTHOUGH SOUTH WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF SOMEWHAT...A STRONG WIND
SHIFT FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEST DESERTS WILL SWEEP THROUGH
THESE AREAS AND WINDS OVER 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND HUMIDITIES WILL COME UP SIGNIFICANTLY BY
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THIS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT
THAT TIME. 

$$

UTZ434-436-438-171100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING FIRE ZONES 434...436 AND
438 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS AND
A HIGH HAINES INDEX...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR 
MUCH OF THE RICHFIELD FIRE CENTER AREA. THESE ZONES WILL HAVE RED 
FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY.

SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OCCURRED OVER THIS AREA DURING THE
DAY SATURDAY. THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AS A DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.
WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BUT RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR.

$$

UTZ433-170600-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070617T0600Z/
SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT FOR THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...UTAH FIRE ZONE
433 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT
FOR THE SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS.

WIND GUSTS OF 30 MPH COMBINED WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15
PERCENT OR BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS THEN
DECREASE. THE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG FOR SUNDAY
AND THIS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT.

$$

UTZ435-437-439>441-171100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY 
FOR THE ENTIRE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA FOR GUSTY WINDS AND 
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 435...437 LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND 439 THROUGH 441...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE ENTIRE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA.

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT AND WILL REMAIN BELOW
CRITICAL LEVELS OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE BACK ABOVE CRITICAL
SPEEDS BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. 
HUMIDITIES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT BUT WILL DROP RAPIDLY
AGAIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.

IN ADDITION THE HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN AT 6...OR HIGH THROUGH
SUNDAY.

$$

UTZ431-432-445>449-171100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
1051 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY 
FOR THE ENTIRE MOAB FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR FIRE ZONES 431...432 AND
445 THROUGH 449...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
THE MOAB DISPATCH AREA. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING LEVELS AS OF LATE EVENING ACROSS
THE MOAB DISPATCH AREA BUT ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN BY MID
MORNING SUNDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT AND WILL
DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN ACROSS THE AREA BY NOON SUNDAY. THESE
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST INTO SUNDAY
EVENING.

IN ADDITION...THE HAINES INDEX IS A 6...OR HIGH AND WILL REMAIN SO
THROUGH SUNDAY.

ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERLY IN ZONES 431 AND 432
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 171025
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
425 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

UTZ420-172100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR UTAH FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 420...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST UTAH DESERTS FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONE 420.

BREEZY NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE NORTHWEST DESERTS THROUGH
THE DAY TODAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO
CRITICAL LEVELS AGAIN AFTER ABOUT MIDDAY AND WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY
STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF THIS EVENING. 

$$

UTZ434-436-438-172100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-
425 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING FIRE ZONES 434...436 
AND 438 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY SHIFTING 
WINDS AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE RICHFIELD FIRE CENTER AREA. THESE ZONES
WILL HAVE RED FLAG CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY.

HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW AND WINDS WILL GUST ABOVE CRITICAL
LEVELS TODAY A DRY COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. WINDS WILL BE
SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST AS THE FRONT CROSSES THIS AREA AROUND MIDDAY
BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG. THE WINDS WILL DROP OFF THIS EVENING AND
HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD. 

$$

UTZ435-437-439>441-172100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
425 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA FOR GUSTY 
WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
435...THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF 437...AND 439 THROUGH 441...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA OF SOUTHWESTERN
AND FAR SOUTHERN UTAH. 

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BACK ABOVE CRITICAL SPEEDS BY MID
MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP RAPIDLY AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY.

IN ADDITION THE HAINES INDEX WILL REMAIN AT 6...OR HIGH THROUGH
TODAY.

$$

UTZ431-432-445>449-172100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
425 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE MOAB FIRE WEATHER DISTRICT FOR LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS INCLUDING FIRE ZONES 431...432 AND
445 THROUGH 449...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR THE MOAB DISPATCH AREA OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH FOR STRONG WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY.

WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST UTAH BY MID MORNING AND
HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON RESULTING IN
WIDESPREAD SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THESE WILL PERSIST
INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO NORTHERLY AND REMAIN STRONG IN ZONES 431 AND 432 THIS
AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EAST CENTRAL UTAH.

IN ADDITION...THE HAINES INDEX IS AT 6...OR HIGH...AND WILL
REMAIN SO THROUGH TODAY.

$$

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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 172025
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
225 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

UTZ420-432-434-436-438-172130-
/O.CAN.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
HENRY MOUNTAINS-
225 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST AND 
CENTRAL UTAH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
RED FLAG WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS EARLIER EXPECTED IN FIRE ZONE
420. LOCALIZED RED FLAG CONDITION HAVE BEEN OBSERVED IN EXTREME
NORTHWEST UTAH. HOWEVER...MOST OF ZONE 420 HAS LIGHTER WINDS AND
SLIGHTLY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY THAN EXTREME NORTHWEST UTAH.

FARTHER SOUTH IN ZONES 434 AND 436 AND 432...WINDS HAVE ALSO NOT
BEEN AS STRONG AS EXPECTED. THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED SOUTH OF
THIS AREA TO NEAR MILFORD THEN EAST PARALLEL TO I-70 ACROSS
EASTERN UTAH. WINDS NORTH OF THE FRONT HAVE REMAINED BELOW RED
FLAG CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXCEPTION IS CASTLE COUNTRY WERE
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED NEAR THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE WASATCH PLATEAU.

$$

UTZ435-437-439>441-180400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
225 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA FOR GUSTY WINDS
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR FIRE ZONES
435...437 AND 439 THROUGH 441...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE COLOR COUNTRY DISPATCH AREA.

A DRY COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO ZONE 435 AND NORTHERN ZONE 437
BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH BUT WITH LITTLE
INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. 

ELSEWHERE WINDS MOSTLY REMAIN JUST BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA AT MID
AFTERNOON BUT WITH A HOT AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DRY AND HOT BUT WITH LESS WIND AND A
MORE STABLE LOW LEVEL AIRMASS.

$$

UTZ431-445>449-180400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
225 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE MOAB DISTRICT FIRE ZONES FOR LOW 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS AND A HIGH HAINES INDEX FOR 
FIRE ZONES 431 AND 445 THROUGH 449...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE MOAB DISPATCH AREA.

RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON IN CASTLE COUNTRY
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASATCH PKATEAU...ACROSS THE
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU AND AROUND THE ABAJO AND LA SAL MOUNTAINS.

HOT...BREEZY WEATHER WITH AN UNSTABLE LOWER LEVEL AIRMASS WILL
CONTINUE INTO MID-EVENING. MONDAY AND TUESDAY WILL HAVE LIGHTER
WINDS BUT WILL REMAIN HOT AND LOCALLY BREEZY.

$$

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 180403
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1003 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

UTZ431-435-437-439>441-445>449-180515-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070618T0400Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS-
ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS-
CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY-
1003 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NUMEROUS RED FLAG WARNINGS ACROSS UTAHS FIRE WEATHER ZONES
WERE ALLOW TO EXPIRE AT 1000 PM MDT. LOW HUMIDITIES REMAIN ACROSS
MUCH OF UTAH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS FROM THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE LATE THIS EVENING...
BRINGING AN END TO HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 



$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jun 14, 9:40 AM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 9:40 AM MDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
940 AM MDT THU JUN 14 2007

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN ANCHORED ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THROUGH SATURDAY. A WEAK AND GENERALLY DRY
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN UTAH ON SUNDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN ROCKIES TODAY.
SHALLOW COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH EXTENDS FROM MT TO
SNAKE RIVER VALLEY TO NEAR ELKO. 12Z NAM SHOWS A WIND SHIFT TO NW AT
700 MB THIS AFTERNOON OVER N. UT AND KEEPS 700 MB TEMPS AROUND 11.
THIS IS SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN THE PREVIOUS RUNS OF BOTH THE GFS AND
NAM WHICH HAD 13 AND WINDS MORE WESTERLY.  OTHER HINT OF CHANGE IN
LATEST 12Z NAM IS SLIGHTLY LESS WIND IN SW UT FRIDAY WHICH WILL NEED
TO BE CONSIDERED IN DECISION ON WHETHER TO UPGRADE CURRENT FIRE WX
WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING...WILL NEED TO WAIT ON 12Z GFS.

STILL LOOKING WARM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...BUT NAM WOULD INDICATE
UPPER 90S RATHER THAN TRIPLE DIGIT AT SLC ON SATURDAY. AGAIN WILL BE
LOOKING AT 12Z GFS AND ASSOCIATED MOS GUIDANCE BEFORE WORKING ON
TEMP FORECAST.

NO CHANGES TO CURRENT FORECASTS AT THIS TIME

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A VERY WARM AND DRY AIRMASS OVER THE FIRE DISTRICT
WILL KEEP AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEYS BELOW
8000 FT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS LOOK TO BE
MARGINAL ON FRIDAY SO WILL CONSIDER CANCELLING THE FRIDAY PORTION OF
THE WATCH. WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE
RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
UTAH. HOWEVER...THESE MAY NOT BE LONG ENOUGH IN DURATION TO MEET RED
FLAG CRITERIA. WILL CONSIDER ADDING THESE ZONES TO THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.

&&

.AVIATION...NO SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS FROM THE CURRENT KSLC TAF
EXPECTED.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
     EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 435-437-439-440.
WY...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC...DUNN
FIRE WX/AVIATION...TRAPHAGAN

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 7:00 AM MDT, 7 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
700 AM MDT THU JUN 14 2007

UTZ016-019-020-518-151300-
SOUTHWEST UTAH-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-
700 AM MDT THU JUN 14 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWESTERN UTAH.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...HOT TEMPERATURES AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST WIND
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIRE WEATHER
DANGER. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHWEST UTAH
FIRE WEATHER ZONES BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 3:25 AM MDTFire Weather WatchSLC11 hr
Jun 14, 2:25 PM MDTFire Weather WatchSLC13 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.