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Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

July 17, 2007

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jul 17, 2007, 2:42 PM MDT. It took effect at Jul 17, 2007, 10:33 PM MDT. It was in force for 71 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
Jul 17, 2007, 2:42 PM MDT (20:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 17, 2007, 10:33 PM MDT
Expired
Jul 20, 2007, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
71 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 172042
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
242 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

UTZ420-423-180445-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
242 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW RH. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420 AND 423 IN NORTHWEST UTAH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW RH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420 AND 423...PRIMARILY THE TOOELE VALLEY.

DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO WESTERN UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL RESULT IN EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. IN ZONE
423...CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST CRITICAL IN THE TOOELE VALLEY.

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

$$

UTZ434-180445-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
242 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONE
434 IN WEST CENTRAL UTAH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW RH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONE
434 IN WEST CENTRAL UTAH

DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO WESTERN UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL RESULT IN EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

RH LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
EVENING. HOWEVER...WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...RH WILL FALL TO BELOW
15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THIS WARNING 
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

UTZ435-437-440-180445-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
242 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW RH. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
435...437...AND 440 IN SOUTHWEST UTAH...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW RH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM
WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES
435...437...AND 440 IN SOUTHWEST UTAH.

DRIER AIR WILL WORK INTO WESTERN UTAH ON WEDNESDAY. AFTERNOON
RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW 15 PERCENT
BY EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL RESULT IN EXTREME
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.

RH LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY
EVENING. HOWEVER...WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE...RH WILL FALL TO BELOW
15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THIS WARNING 
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY 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)
10 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 180433
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1033 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

UTZ439-181200-
/O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
1033 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 439...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON.

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT HIGH
PRESSURE FURTHER EAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR
TO MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WEDNESDAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

UTZ420-423-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
1033 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 420 AND 423...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS AS WELL
AS SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS OF NORTHERN UTAH.

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT HIGH
PRESSURE FURTHER EAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR
TO MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 423...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE TOOELE VALLEY. THIS
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WEDNESDAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

UTZ434-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
1033 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 434...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR THE WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS.

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT HIGH
PRESSURE FURTHER EAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR
TO MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WEDNESDAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

UTZ435-437-440-181200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
1033 PM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 435...437 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM
MDT THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH.

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT HIGH
PRESSURE FURTHER EAST ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR
TO MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA WEDNESDAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
THURSDAY 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 180943
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
343 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

UTZ420-423-182200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
343 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 420 AND 423...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS AS
WELL AS THE SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS.

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT
HIGH PRESSURE FURTHER EAST TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR TO
MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH TODAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. IN FIRE WEATHER ZONE
423...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE TOOELE VALLEY. THIS
COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TODAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO CRITICAL
LEVELS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THIS WARNING IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

UTZ434-182200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
343 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 434...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WEST CENTRAL UTAH.

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT
HIGH PRESSURE FURTHER EAST TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR TO
MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH TODAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TODAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO CRITICAL
LEVELS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THIS WARNING IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

UTZ435-437-439-440-182200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070718T1900Z-070720T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
343 AM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 435...437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH INCLUDING
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON. 

A DISTURBANCE MOVING ONSHORE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL SHIFT
HIGH PRESSURE FURTHER EAST TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRIER AIR TO
MOVE INTO WESTERN UTAH TODAY AND THURSDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. IN
ADDITION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TODAY.

HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ONCE AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO CRITICAL
LEVELS AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THIS WARNING IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY 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 182156
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
356 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

UTZ436-190615-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070719T1800Z-070720T0400Z/
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
356 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND WIND IN ZONE 436...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW
15 PERCENT DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH ARE LIKELY.

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

$$

UTZ426-190615-
/O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
356 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN ZONE 426...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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

$$

UTZ420-423-190615-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
356 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN ZONES 420 AND 423...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT.
THIS WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. HUMIDITY
RECOVERY WILL BE LESS TONIGHT. 

SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY SO
THE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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

$$

UTZ434-190615-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
356 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND WIND FOR ZONE 434...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT TO BRING SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE LESS TONIGHT AS WELL.

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

$$

UTZ435-437-439-440-190615-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
356 PM MDT WED JUL 18 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND WIND IN ZONES 435...437...439...AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL
PERSIST THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITY WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE WORSE THAN PAST NIGHTS.

SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY RESULTING
IN SEVERE FIRE DANGER.

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

$$

TARDY

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 190828
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
228 AM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434-435-437-439-440-191630-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
228 AM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR ZONES
420...423...426...434...435...437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR MOST OF THE
WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL VALLEYS OF UTAH AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS AND EXTREME NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420...423...426...434...435...437...439 AND
440.

SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL
BE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

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

$$

UTZ436-191630-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.070719T1800Z-070720T0400Z/
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
228 AM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 436...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONE 436.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS
AFTERNOON TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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

$$

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 191837
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1237 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434-435-437-439-440-200400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
1237 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WIND IN ZONES 420...423...
426...434...435...437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. HUMIDITY
WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS AND THIS COMBINED WITH
THE WIND WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

THE WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED FOR AREAS IN WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST UTAH FOR FRIDAY.

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

$$

UTZ436-200400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070720T0400Z/
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
1237 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN ZONE 436...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON TO
CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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

$$

TARDY

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 192114
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
314 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434-435-437-439-440-201100-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070721T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
314 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN ZONES 420...423...426...434...
435...437...439 AND 440...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS AT SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO
35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING.
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS WITH SOME
LOCATIONS BELOW 10 PERCENT AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE
EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

THE WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS 
ON FRIDAY.

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

$$

UTZ436-201100-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070721T0400Z/
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
314 PM MDT THU JUL 19 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS IN ZONE 436...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH WILL
COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SIMILAR WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON FRIDAY SO THE
WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

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

$$

TARDY

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 200850
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
250 AM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434>437-439-440-201700-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070721T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
250 AM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420...423...426...434 THROUGH 437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL UTAH. THIS INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420...423...426...434 THROUGH 437...439 AND 440.

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 30 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.
HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS BY THIS
AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS BELOW 10 PERCENT...AND THIS COMBINED
WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES WILL BE EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT.

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

$$

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 201722
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1122 AM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434>437-439-440-210400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070721T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
1122 AM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420...423...426...434 THROUGH 437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW
15 PERCENT FOR MOST AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME LOCATIONS
BELOW 10 PERCENT...AND THIS COMBINED WITH THE WIND WILL CREATE
EXTREME FIRE DANGER. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE EXPECTED
AGAIN TONIGHT.

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

$$

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 202112
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
312 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434>437-439-440-210400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070721T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
312 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
420...423...426...434 THROUGH 437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THIS EVENING. HUMDIITIES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN BELOW 15
PERCENT IN MANY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA. GUSTY WINDS
COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

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

$$

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 210406
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1006 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

UTZ420-423-426-434>437-439-440-210515-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070721T0400Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
1006 PM MDT FRI JUL 20 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR UTAH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 
420...423...426...434 THROUGH 437...439...AND 440...

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420...423...426...434
THROUGH 437...439...AND 440.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA ACROSS THE WARNING
AREA AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES HAVE INCREASED. WINDS TOMORROW
WILL BE WEAKER THAN THEY WERE TODAY AND THOUGH ISOLATED RED FLAG
GUSTS CANNOT BE RULED OUT...WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

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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 Jul 17, 9:45 AM MDT, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 9:45 AM MDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
945 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA TODAY. A
DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A VERY MOIST AIRMASS OVER THE AREA THIS MORNING WITH
SLC 12Z SOUNDING SHOWING A PW OF 1.20 INCHES. WELL DEFINED SHORT
WAVE MOVING THROUGH N. UT THIS MORNING WITH A CIRCULATION CENTER
OVER ABOUT UTAH COUNTY AT 1530Z. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES EMBEDDED IN
THIS GENERALLY STRATIFORM CLOUD COVER. SOME MESONET SITES HAVE HAD
.01 PRECIP AND A TRACE OCCURRED AT THE SLC AIRPORT. THESE SHOWERS
WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD AND BE OUT OF THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. CLOUDS AND COOLER AIR ALOFT OVER THE NORTH SUGGEST LOWER
MAX TEMPS AND HAVE UPDATED FORECAST GRIDS AND ZONE FORECASTS TO
REFLECT LOWER MAX TEMPS TODAY.

OF GREATER CONCERN IS THE NEXT SHORT WAVE THAT SHOWS UP VERY CLEARLY
IN WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IN EAST CENTRAL NV THIS MORNING WITH A FEW
ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS TROUGH AXIS WELL DEFINED AS A 300 MB
VORTICITY TROUGH IN 12Z NAM ANALYSIS AND IT MOVES THROUGH N. UT
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A MINUS 8 DEGREE COOL POCKET AT 500 MB
ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH AND 400 MB TO 850 MB VERTICAL SHEAR
SUGGESTS 40 TO 50 KNOTS OF SHEAR. THIS MORNINGS SLC SOUNDING SHOWS
ABOUT 1150 JOULES OF CAPE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A 90/52 PARCEL...WHICH
SHOULD BE NO PROBLEM TO ATTAIN AND GIVEN COOLING ALOFT...ACTUAL CAPE
LIKELY TO BE HIGHER ALTHOUGH THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO VERIFY IN 12Z NAM
GIVEN ITS PROBLEMS WITH THE GSL.  SOME STRONG ORGANIZED
THUNDERSTORMS APPEAR LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON IN NW UTH. SO HAVE ADDED
POTENTIAL FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO FORECAST GRIDS AND ZONE
FORECAST FOR THE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

DRYING TREND BEGINS FROM THE WEST TOMORROW...WITH IMPACT ON FIRE
WX...SEE BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...LOCAL LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS AT THE KSLC TERMINAL EARLY
THIS MORNING SHOULD SWITCH BACK TO SOUTHERLY BY 13Z AS AN UPPER
LEVEL SYSTEM LIFTS INTO NRN UT ACCOMPANIED BY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN.
THIS SYSTEM CLEARS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS SHOULD SWITCH
TO NORTHWEST AGAIN AFTER 20Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...RIDGE AXIS REMAINS TO THE EAST THROUGH MID WEEK.
MOISTURE REMAINS OVER UTAH THROUGH TODAY BEFORE A BRIEF DRYING TREND
OCCURS OVER WESTERN UT ON WED AND THU. EXPECT WET STORMS TODAY BUT
STILL WITH LOCAL GUSTY WINDS. THE DRYING IS NOT FORECAST TO REACH
VERY FAR EAST AND STORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WED OVER WRN UT...BUT
THEY WILL BE A LITTLE DRIER.

HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS AND
WINDS WILL BE MARGINALLY STRONG ENOUGH FOR LOCAL EXTREME FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS BOTH WED AND THU IN THE WRN VALLEYS.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.

&&

DUNN/B. SMITH

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 17, 9:10 AM MDT, 5 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
910 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

UTZ001>009-WYZ021-181200-
CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
910 AM MDT TUE JUL 17 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN UTAH
AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. SOME STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL SPREAD OVER THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MOISTURE WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA OVER
THE WEEKEND FOR AN INCREASING THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 6:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCJuab37 min
Jul 17, 4:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder, Tooele24 min
Jul 17, 5:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCBox Elder50 min

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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.