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Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

May 12, 2007

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at May 12, 2007, 3:21 PM MDT. It took effect at May 13, 2007, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
May 12, 2007, 3:21 PM MDT (21:21 UTC)
In effect from
May 13, 2007, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 13, 2007, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 122121
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
321 PM MDT SAT MAY 12 2007

UTZ435-437-439-440-130530-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0003.070513T1800Z-070514T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0004.070513T1800Z-070514T0400Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070513T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
321 PM MDT SAT MAY 12 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...

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 SUNDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVER TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN ON SUNDAY. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF SOUTHWEST UTAH BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE UNTIL WINDS DROP OFF LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

A RED FLAG WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST UTAH UNTIL
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. LATE AFTERNOON WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH
RANGE ALONG WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE
INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...THOUGH
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.

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

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 130513
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1113 PM MDT SAT MAY 12 2007

UTZ435-437-439-440-131800-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.070513T1800Z-070514T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
1113 PM MDT SAT MAY 12 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 7000 FEET
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS. THIS 
WARNING IS FOR UTAH FIRE ZONES 435...437...439 AND 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 10 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH.

FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY BELOW 7000 FEET ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH. A VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS OF 3 TO 12 PERCENT EXPECTED AGAIN FOR
SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUST OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH DEVELOP DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH
THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER
SUNDAY.

LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY BUT VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE AND NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK.

$$

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

GIBSON
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 131821
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1221 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2007

UTZ435-437-439-440-140400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070514T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
1221 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2007

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

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

FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY BELOW 7000 FEET ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH-CENTRAL UTAH. A VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS OVER THE AREA WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT EXPECTED AGAIN TODAY.
IN ADDITION...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OF
35 TO 40 MPH WITH DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

THE COMBINATION OF THESE FACTORS WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY.

LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY BUT VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN
THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE COMING WEEK.

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 132146
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
346 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2007

UTZ435-437-439-440-140400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-070514T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
346 PM MDT SUN MAY 13 2007

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

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

GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
BELOW 12 PERCENT EXIST ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN QUITE LOW THIS EVENING...WITH
WINDS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE COMBINATION
OF THESE WEATHER FACTORS ALONG WITH CRITICALLY DRY FUELS BELOW 7000
FEET WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO LATE THIS EVENING.

LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THOUGH VERY LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THE COMING WEEK.

$$

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

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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.