Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 042127 CCA
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
326 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

UTZ434-435-051115-
/O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0007.090805T1800Z-090806T0300Z/
/O.COR.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090806T1800Z-090808T0300Z/
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
326 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434 AND 
435 BELOW 7000 FT...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER 434 AND 435 BELOW 7000 FT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434 AND
435 BELOW 7000 FT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER 434 AND 435 BELOW 7000 FT.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH
WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE EASTERN
PACIFIC. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY
LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL
VALUES WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS RECOVERY WILL
BE POOR...ONLY IN THE 20 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL LIKELY
BECOME VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEY WILL LIKELY
REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE NIGHT DUE TO THE THE PROXIMITY OF THE 
FRONT...LIMITING HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONCE AGAIN. FRONTAL PASSAGE
FRIDAY WILL BRING AN ABRUPT WIND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST...AND
SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AS WELL
AS WITH FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ420>427-431>433-438-441-445>449-051115-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090806T1800Z-090808T0300Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-CACHE VALLEY-
NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS NORTH OF I80-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I80 AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN SLOPES
OF THE UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-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-
326 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 420 THROUGH 427...431 THROUGH 433...438...441...AND
445 THROUGH 449...

THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 420 THROUGH 427...431 THROUGH 433...438...441...AND
445 THROUGH 449.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP
THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WIND GUSTS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE NIGHT DUE TO THE THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT...LIMITING
HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONCE AGAIN. FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY WILL BRING AN
ABRUPT WIND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST...AND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN
ELEVATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ALLOWING THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THAT TIME.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MERRILL

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

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 051453
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

UTZ439-052300-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0007.090805T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
439...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
439...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
439. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON DAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM
THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES TONIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
POOR...ONLY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE FRIDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO
THE WEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ440-052300-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0008.090806T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
440...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE 440...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 440.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 440.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES TONIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR...ONLY IN
THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.

DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE FRIDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO
THE WEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ435-052300-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0007.090805T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE 435...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONE 435...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 435. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR  FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS 
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 435.

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON DAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM
THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES TONIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
POOR...ONLY IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE FRIDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO
THE WEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ420-423-434-052300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0007.090805T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420...423...AND 434...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
420...423...AND 434...

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON DAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM
THE EASTERN PACIFIC. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS
WILL RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES TONIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
POOR...ONLY IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ421-422-424>427-433-052300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.090806T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
CACHE VALLEY-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
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-
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM
MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
421...422...424 THROUGH 427...AND 433...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM
MDT FRIDAY  FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
421...422...424 THROUGH 427...AND 433.

STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
BE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ431-432-438-441-445>449-052300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090806T1800Z-090808T0300Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
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-
853 AM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 431...432...438...441...AND 445 THROUGH 449...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 431...432...438...441...AND 445 THROUGH 449.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP
THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WIND GUSTS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE NIGHT DUE TO THE THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT...
LIMITING HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONCE AGAIN. FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY
WILL BRING AN ABRUPT WIND SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST...AND SPEEDS
SHOULD REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ALLOWING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THAT TIME.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR THE COLORADO
STATE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ROGOWSKI

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

000 
WWUS85 KSLC 052056
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
256 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

UTZ435-439-061100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090807T0900Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
256 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 435 AND 439...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONES 435 AND 439...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 435 AND 439.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 435 AND 439.

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE
EASTERN PACIFIC. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES TONIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR...ONLY
IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE FRIDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO
THE WEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ440-061100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.090806T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
256 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM
MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 
440...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE 
WEATHER ZONE 440...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM
MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 440. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 440.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES THURSDAY NIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE
POOR...ONLY IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.

DRY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE FRIDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO
THE WEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

UTZ420-423-434-061100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090807T0900Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
256 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420...423 AND
434...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420...423 AND
434...

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE BECOME GUSTY ACROSS WESTERN UTAH
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE STRONG SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE
EASTERN PACIFIC. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS BELOW 15 PERCENT TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL
RISE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES TONIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR...ONLY
IN THE 25 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE.

THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTING WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NEVADA THURSDAY...WINDS WILL BECOME
VERY GUSTY FROM THE SOUTH. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ421-422-424>427-433-061100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.090806T1800Z-090807T0900Z/
CACHE VALLEY-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
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 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM
MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER 
ZONES 421...422...424 THROUGH 427...AND 433...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 3 AM
MDT FRIDAY FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 421...422...424 THROUGH 427...AND 433.

STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
BE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH LOW
HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ431-432-438-441-445>449-061100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090806T1800Z-090808T0300Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
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-
256 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE  
WEATHER ZONES 431...432...438...441...445 THROUGH 449...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 431...432...438...441...445 THROUGH 449.

THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP
THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NEVADA. WIND GUSTS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THURSDAY NIGHT...THEY WILL LIKELY REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE NIGHT DUE TO THE THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT...
LIMITING HUMIDITY RECOVERY ONCE AGAIN. FRONTAL PASSAGE FRIDAY
WILL BRING AN ABRUPT WIND SWITCH TO THE WEST...AND SPEEDS SHOULD
REMAIN ELEVATED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ALLOWING THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THAT TIME.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL ON
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR THE COLORADO
STATE LINE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ROGOWSKI

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000 
WWUS85 KSLC 062103
RFWSLC

RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
303 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

UTZ435-439-070900-
/O.CAN.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090807T0900Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
303 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR 
ZONES 435 AND 439 FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS ZONES 435 AND 439.

SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...POOR OVERNIGHT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED...WITH VALUES REMAINING
BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINATION
WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH SOMEWHAT FRIDAY...WITH GUSTS
GENERALLY IN THE 20 MPH RANGE. AS A RESULT SEVERE FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...AND
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ440-071115-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0002.090807T0900Z-090808T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090808T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
303 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ZONE
440...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS
ZONE 440. 

SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH.
ADDITIONALLY...POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED...WITH VALUES REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH TONIGHT. 

ALTHOUGH SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE
TONIGHT...THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN REDEVELOP FROM
THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH
AT TIMES. HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO ONCE AGAIN
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING AS WINDS SUBSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ421-422-424>427-433-070900-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090807T0900Z/
CACHE VALLEY-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
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-
303 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR 
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ZONES 
421...422...424 THROUGH 427...AND 433...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ZONES
421...422...424 THROUGH 427 AND 433.

SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. ADDITIONALLY...POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED WITH VALUES GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 15
PERCENT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALLOWING THE SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ420-423-434-070900-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090807T0900Z/
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-
WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-
303 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR 
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ZONES 
420...423 AND 434...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS ZONES
420...423 AND 434.

SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT. ADDITIONALLY...POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED WITH VALUES GENERALLY REMAINING BELOW 15
PERCENT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT SEVERE FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALLOWING THE SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

UTZ431-432-438-441-445>449-071115-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090808T0300Z/
EASTERN SLOPE WASATCH PLATEAU AND CASTLE VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
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-
303 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR 
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES 
ACROSS ZONES 431...432...438...441...AND 445 THROUGH 449...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ACROSS
ZONES 431...432...438...441...AND 445 THROUGH 449.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST UTAH
INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. OTHERWISE SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING
HOURS. ADDITIONALLY...POOR OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY
IS EXPECTED...WITH VALUES REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SEVERE
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH.

ALTHOUGH SOUTH WINDS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT LATE
TONIGHT...THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN REDEVELOP FROM
THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH
AT TIMES. HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO ONCE AGAIN
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL UTAH. THESE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY LATE FRIDAY EVENING AS WINDS SUBSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
901 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

.SYNOPSIS...INCREASING SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE MOISTURE
OVER THE SOUTH TODAY AND OVER MUCH OF UTAH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE
INLAND THURSDAY...AND THEN EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
GREAT BASIN LATE IN THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...UPPER HIGH CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO COUPLED WITH A WELL
DEVELOPED CUT-OFF LOW OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL KEEP
UTAH UNDER A MODERATE AND DRY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW TODAY.
MOISTURE IS BEING PULLED NORTH AROUND THE LOW AND IS CURRENTLY
OVER NEVADA AND WILL REMAIN THERE UNTIL LOW BEGINS TO SHIFT EAST
WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE APPARENT ON GOES SOUNDER WITH PW
VALUES BETWEEN ONE HALF AND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH ALREADY
CREEPING INTO SOUTHERN UTAH. THIS MOISTURE WILL WORK ITS WAY
ACROSS MOST OF THE STATE BY WEDNESDAY. CONVECTION MAY DEVELOP
LATER TODAY ACROSS THE SOUTH...THOUGH MUCH OF THE AREAL COVERAGE
WILL ONLY BE WIDELY SCATTERED WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF MEASURABLE
RAIN DUE TO THE DUSTY DRY BOUNDARY LAYER. WEDNESDAY EXPECTED TO BE
A BETTER DAY FOR CONVECTION AS MOISTURE PEAKS ACROSS THE STATE.
MENTION OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED REASONABLY IN
EXISTING FORECAST PACKAGE WITH NO UPDATES NEEDED.

&&

.AVIATION...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT THE SLC TERMINAL WILL BE ELEVATED
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
TO BE DELAYED UNTIL ABOUT 21Z TO 22Z. WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK TO
SOUTHEAST ABOUT 03Z TO 04Z. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE FROM
THE SOUTH TODAY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS CENTERED OVER WESTERN
NEW MEXICO. AN INCREASE OF DRY THUNDERSTORM THREATS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A RESULT...WITH AREAL EXTENT GREATEST
OVER THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION. THAT
SAID...COVERAGE SHOULD REMAIN ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED ONLY AS
HIGH CLOUD COVER EJECTING FROM THE APPROACHING PACIFIC LOW SHOULD
SUPPRESS SOME BUILDUPS. MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
ON WEDNESDAY OWING TO A GREATER THREAT AND INCREASED AREAL EXTENT OF
DRY THUNDERSTORM AND MICROBURST ACTIVITY IN THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

REGARDING THE APPROACHING LOW...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
RAMP UP TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD
FRONT DEVELOPS OVER WESTERN NEVADA AND GRADUALLY APPROACHES THE
REGION. SEVERE FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INITIALLY
OVER THE SOUTH/WEST MIDWEEK AS STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW RH WILL
PREVAIL...THEN SPREAD ACROSS NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA THURSDAY.
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING WILL DIMINISH CRITICAL
CONDITIONS WEST TO EAST...BUT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS WILL
LIKELY HOLD ONTO CRITICAL CONDITIONS FRIDAY AS WELL.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR
     UTZ005-UTZ015-UTZ016.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT FRIDAY FOR
     UTZ001-UTZ002-UTZ003-UTZ004-UTZ006-UTZ007-UTZ008-UTZ010-
     UTZ012-UTZ013-UTZ014-UTZ021.

WY...NONE.

&&

PUBLIC/AVIATION...YOUNG
FIRE WEATHER......MERRILL

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
643 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-051200-
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-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
643 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
SOUTHERN UTAH...AND ACROSS THE UINTA RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH BREEZY SOUTHERLY
WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THURSDAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY...AND BECOME
STRONGER ON THURSDAY. HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
ACROSS ALL VALLEY LOCATIONS EXCEPT EXTREME SOUTHWEST UTAH AND
SOUTHWEST WYOMING. A COLD FRONT SCHEDULED TO CROSS NORTHERN UTAH
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO NORTHERN UTAH. THE FRONT WILL BE REPLACED BY
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH. SOUTHERN UTAH WILL COOL SLIGHTLY...THOUGH
READING WILL STILL BE CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMS.

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REBOUND ACROSS THE AREA BEGINNING SUNDAY.
A WARMING TREND WILL BEGIN SUNDAY...AND CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT
WEEK. MOISTURE WILL ALSO RETURN TO SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL
UTAH...THOUGH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTH LATE MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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