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Red Flag Warning 41, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

October 9, 2007

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Oct 9, 2007, 11:47 AM MDT. It took effect at Oct 10, 2007, 3:17 AM MDT. It was in force for 18 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
Oct 9, 2007, 11:47 AM MDT (17:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 10, 2007, 3:17 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2007, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 091747
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1147 AM MDT TUE OCT 9 2007

UTZ434>437-439-440-101000-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0041.071010T1800Z-071011T0300Z/
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-
1147 AM MDT TUE OCT 9 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR 
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 434 THROUGH 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 12 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434 THROUGH 437...439...AND 440. 

A VERY DRY AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE OVER SOUTHERN AND WEST CENTRAL
UTAH TODAY. ADDITIONALLY...WINDS ARE INCREASING AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THESE
INGREDIENTS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. 

RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE MOST SEVERE ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...AS WELL AS THE
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS WEST OF THE SEVIER VALLEY.

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)
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS85 KSLC 100917
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
317 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2007

UTZ420-102100-
/O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0041.071010T1800Z-071011T0300Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
317 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
420 SOUTH OF I-80...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND
MOUNTAINS PRIMARILY SOUTH OF I-80. AREAS TO THE NORTH OF I-80 WILL
HAVE GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN
ABOVE CRITICAL HUMIDITY LEVELS.

A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT
BASIN THIS MORNING REACHING EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH THIS EVENING.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS
MORNING. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TODAY.

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

$$

UTZ434>437-439-440-102100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0041.071010T1800Z-071011T0300Z/
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-
317 AM MDT WED OCT 10 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
437 WEST OF I-15 AS WELL AS FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434 THROUGH 436...439 
AND 440....

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

THIS WARNING INCLUDES PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST UTAH INCLUDING UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON. IN FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 437...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS
WEST OF I-15.

A PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT
BASIN THIS MORNING REACHING EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH THIS EVENING.
AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS
MORNING. IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES WILL FALL NEAR TO BELOW CRITICAL
LEVELS LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO CREATE SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WARNED AREA TODAY.

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 102045
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
245 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2007

UTZ420-434>437-439-440-110300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0041.000000T0000Z-071011T0300Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-
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-
245 PM MDT WED OCT 10 2007

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420 434 435 436 439 440 AND 437 WEST OF I-15...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHERN UTAH FOR GUSTY WINDS
AND LOW HUMIDITY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420 434
435 436 439 440 AND 437 WEST OF I-15.

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF
35 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH MID EVENING.
IN ADDITION...HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. THIS
COMBINATION WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE
AREAS.

ALTHOUGH HUMIDITIES WILL STAY OUT OF THE CRITICAL RANGE OVER NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS PRIMARILY
NORTH OF I-80...A STRONG WIND SHIFT WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT
THROUGH THIS AREA AND THIS ALONE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

WINDS WILL TEND TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING AND HUMIDITIES
WILL RISE OUT OF CRITICAL LEVELS WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ENDING BY 900 PM.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
OCCURRING NOW.

$$

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.