Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2010

Red Flag Warning 4, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

June 6, 2010

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 6, 2010, 2:00 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 7, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 3 days. 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 6, 2010, 2:00 PM MDT (20:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2010, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2010, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

983 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
200 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

UTZ439>441-070615-
/O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0001.100607T1800Z-100609T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0004.100607T1800Z-100609T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
200 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 
439...440 AND 441...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON 
  RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DROP
  OFF ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE PICKING UP AGAIN
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT
  BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. VALUES IN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECOVER
  ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.


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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
12 follow-up statements
663 
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1150 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

UTZ439>441-071800-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.100607T1800Z-100609T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
1150 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM
MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 439...
440 AND 441...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON 
  RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DROP 
  OFF ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE PICKING UP 
  AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT 
  BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY. VALUES IN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECOVER 
  ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
821 
WWUS85 KSLC 071642
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1042 AM MDT MON JUN 7 2010

UTZ439>441-080500-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.100607T1800Z-100609T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
1042 AM MDT MON JUN 7 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 439... 440 AND 441...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON 
  RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO
  REDEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A
  TIME BELOW THESE LEVELS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. VALUES IN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECOVER
  ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
567 
WWUS85 KSLC 080445
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1045 PM MDT MON JUN 7 2010

UTZ439>441-081100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100609T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
1045 PM MDT MON JUN 7 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 439... 440 AND 441...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON 
  RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO 
  REDEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A 
  TIME BELOW THESE LEVELS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT 
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. VALUES IN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECOVER 
  ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
412 
WWUS85 KSLC 081046
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
446 AM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

UTZ439>441-082300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100609T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
446 AM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 439...440 AND 441...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON 
  RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE EXPECTED TO 
  REDEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY DECREASE FOR A 
  TIME BELOW THESE LEVELS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT 
  BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY. VALUES IN SOME LOCATIONS MAY RECOVER 
  ABOVE 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
138 
WWUS85 KSLC 081513
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
913 AM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

UTZ439>441-090300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100609T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
913 AM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR ZONES 439...440 AND 441...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON 
  RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35
  MPH ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE
  INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AROUND SUNSET.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP BELOW 15
  PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN
  UTAH.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
518 
WWUS85 KSLC 081934
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
134 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

UTZ439-440-091200-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
134 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440 BELOW
6500 FEET...

THE RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
MDT THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE
  ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING
  AROUND SUNSET. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP DURING THE
  DAY WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. 

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING OVERNIGHT.
  HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN WEDNESDAY
  AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ441-090300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100609T0300Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
134 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 441...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE 
  POWELL. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING BY
  SUNSET. 

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING AROUND SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
219 
WWUS85 KSLC 090300
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
900 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

UTZ441-090400-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100609T0300Z/
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-
900 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 441...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
RECOVER ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

UTZ439-440-091200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
900 PM MDT TUE JUN 8 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440 BELOW
6500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET. 

* WIND: ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE
  AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35
  MPH WILL REDEVELOP DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN ON
  THURSDAY.

* HUMIDITY: ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER
  OVERNIGHT...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT
  AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
947 
WWUS85 KSLC 091045
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
445 AM MDT WED JUN 9 2010

UTZ439-440-092200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
445 AM MDT WED JUN 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440 BELOW
6500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET.

* WIND: ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE AT NIGHT ACROSS THE
  AREA...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35
  MPH WILL REDEVELOP TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

* HUMIDITY: ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RECOVER
  OVERNIGHT...HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT
  AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
074 
WWUS85 KSLC 092014
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
214 PM MDT WED JUN 9 2010

UTZ439-440-101200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
214 PM MDT WED JUN 9 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440 
BELOW 6500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH
  WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER
  SUNSET. THESE SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RE-DEVELOP
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT
  THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT.
  HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT THURSDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
889 
WWUS85 KSLC 100819
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
219 AM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

UTZ439-440-102200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
219 AM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND
440 BELOW 6500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 15
  PERCENT ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
609 
WWUS85 KSLC 102137
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
337 PM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

UTZ439-440-110300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
337 PM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND
440 BELOW 6500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... 
  FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED REMAIN BELOW 15
  PERCENT THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE INCREASING OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL 
  CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
351 
WWUS85 KSLC 110259
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
859 PM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

UTZ439-440-110400-
/O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100611T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
859 PM MDT THU JUN 10 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440 BELOW
6500 FEET...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS
WITH HUMIDITIES GRADUALLY RECOVERING...ALLOWING RED FLAG
CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE.



$$


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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 6, 10:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 6, 10:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1036 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

.SYNOPSIS...THE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH WILL
DRIFT NORTH INTO IDAHO AND EXTREME NORTHERN UTAH TODAY. THIS
MOISTURE WILL SAG SOUTH INTO UTAH AGAIN EARLY THIS WEEK. WARM AND
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF UTAH
EARLY IN THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE BULGING THROUGH THE 4-CORNERS REGION
IS GRADUALLY SHIFTING EAST PER MORNING WATER VAPOR IMAGERY.
UPSTREAM SHORT WAVE APPROACHING THE OREGON COAST A BIT MORE ROBUST
THAN MOST AS OF LATE...BUT IS FORECASTED TO LIFT WELL NORTH
THROUGH CENTRAL IDAHO LATER TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
SUBTLE AMPLIFICATION OF THE PATTERN COINCIDENT WITH THESE TWO
FEATURES WILL ALLOW FOR FURTHER WARMING STATEWIDE TODAY...WITH
MANY LOCALS REALIZING DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES SOME 10 DEGREES
ABOVE CLIMO.

12Z KSLC RAOB IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE THIS MORNING. MID LEVEL COOLING
OF A FEW DEGREES (DUE TO APPROACH OF SHORT WAVE) COUPLED WITH
5 TO 7 DEGREES OF WARMING BELOW 700MB HAS STEEPENED LAPSE RATES
CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS. PERSISTENT MOIST ZONAL FLOW
AS OF LATE HAS PRIMED MOISTURE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH...AND PWATS
ARE ON AVERAGE NEAR 1 INCH (VERY MOIST) OVER THE NORTH...CLOSER TO
HALF AN INCH OVER SOUTHERN UTAH. ISOLATED CONVECTIVE SHOWERS HAVE
DEVELOPED THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHERN UTAH...AND
EXPECT AREAL EXTENT OF POPS WILL EXPAND WITH INCREASED SOLAR
INSOLATION MIDDAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. UPDATED POPS TO ACCOUNT
FOR ISOLATED DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT AND SOUTHWEST
WYOMING ZONES THIS AFTERNOON.

SREF SHORT RANGE ENSEMBLES CONTINUE TO INDICATE IMPRESSIVE SHEAR
(40-50 KTS EFFECTIVE) AND THERMODYNAMIC INSTABILITY (MLCAPE
GREATER THAN 500 J/KG) OVER NORTHERN UTAH...INCLUDING THE WASATCH
FRONT. THE VARIABLES ARE PRESENT (MOISTURE...INSTABILITY...SHEAR)
FOR DIURNAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TODAY BUT WHAT MAY BE LIMITING
FACTORS FOR INITIATION/DEVELOPMENT IS LACK OF A SIGNIFICANT TRIGGER
AND OR TOO MUCH SHEAR IN THE VERTICAL PROFILE. CURRENT THINKING
WILL LIMIT COLUMN INITIATION TO HIGHER BASED TERRAIN DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...BUT COVERAGE MAY FILL LATE IN THE DAY A NOSE OF
120KT JET (ASSOCIATED WITH AFOREMENTIONED SHORT WAVE) NOSES INTO
CENTRAL IDAHO. ALTHOUGH COVERAGE IN POPS IS NOT ALL THAT
EXTENSIVE...BREADTH OF CONVECTION INDUCING VARIABLES MENTIONED
ABOVE DOES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ISOLATED STRONG TO
POTENTIALLY SEVERE CELLS OVER FAR NORTHERN UTAH. STRONG WINDS AND
HAIL THE POTENTIAL THREATS...AS WELL AS BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

EXTENT OF WARMING TODAY IS NOT ONLY AIDING IN FUELING THE
CONVECTIVE THREATS...BUT ALSO RAPID RISES IN AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS FED BY MID AND UPPER ELEVATION SNOW PACKS. KEEPING A VERY
CLOSE EYE ON SEVERAL FLOWS OUT OF THE WASATCH AND UINTA MTNS AT
THIS TIME AS PEAK SEASONAL RUNOFFS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE
NOT SO DISTANT FUTURE...AND MELT RATES HAVE BEEN RUNNING 1 TO 3
INCHES PER DAY IN SNOWPACKED BASINS. REFER TO HYDRO DISCUSSION/ARTICULATE
PRESENTATION/ESF FOR ANTICIPATED IMPACTS...AND LOOK FOR UPDATES TO
THESE PRODUCTS BY MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...WILL BE MONITORING
ANY THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT VERY CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON FOR
SLIGHT CHANCE OF BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ADDING TO THE MIX.

ANTICIPATE FOCUSING ON SHORT TERM CONCERNS THIS SHIFT...BUT
CERTAINLY AM NOT LOOKING PAST MOISTURE ADVECTION OVER SOUTHERN
UTAH EARLY THIS WEEK AND THE APPROACHING TROUGH TIMED FOR LATE
THIS WEEK. FURTHER INFO ON THESE IN PREVIOUS DISCUSSION BELOW...

SRN UTAH WILL CONTINUE ALONG WITH THE MID-SUMMER HEAT AND LOW
HUMIDITIES WELL INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. THE UPPER HIGH OVER
THE SRN ROCKIES DOES RETREAT SOUTH EARLY IN THE WEEK...THOUGH THE
AFFECT WILL BE TO LOWER TEMPS A FEW DEGREES AT BEST FROM SUNDAYS
READINGS. ONE SMALL CONCERN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE THE
MINOR MOISTURE SURGE ROTATING AROUND THE SRN ROCKIES UPPER HIGH.
LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS WHAT LOOKS TO BE A RELATIVELY
THIN LAYER OF MOISTURE MOVING NORTH THROUGH SRN NV/WRN AZ AT TIME.
COULD SEE AFTERNOON CUMULUS OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN THIS AFTERNOON.
THE THREAT OF SHOWERS LOOKS MINIMAL AT THIS POINT WITH FAIRLY WARM
MID-LEVEL TEMPS AND NO IDENTIFIABLE LIFTING MECHANISM OUTSIDE OF
THE TERRAIN.

BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE TRYING TO GATHER AROUND A COMMON SOLUTION
FOR THE UNSEASONABLY COLD UPPER TROUGH REACHING THE PACIFIC NW
MIDWEEK. THIS TROUGH IS SCHEDULED TO WORK S-SE INTO THE WRN GREAT
BASIN THURSDAY...THEN WORK EAST INTO UTAH EITHER LATE FRIDAY OR
SATURDAY. LOWERING HEIGHTS BEGINNING THURSDAY WILL TAKE THE EDGE
OFF THE RECENT VERY WARM TEMPS. GOOD SITUATION SETTING UP FOR
PERIODIC AND INCREASINGLY MOIST CONVECTION AS A SERIES OF
SHORTWAVES WILL EJECT NE OUT OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW LATE
THURSDAY/FRIDAY. MUCH COLDER TEMPS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
WIDESPREAD PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM AS THE COLD CORE MOVES SQUARELY
THROUGH UTAH THIS WEEKEND. RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN HOLDING ON
TO THE IDEA OF THIS TROUGH MOVING THROUGH UTAH...THOUGH WILL OFFER
A CAVEAT THAT IF THE PATTERN UPSTREAM OVER THE ERN PACIFIC FAILS
TO AMPLIFY...THEN THIS TROUGH WILL LIKELY LIFT NE OVER THE CNTRL
CONUS RIDGE WITH MINIMAL AFFECT ON UTAH OUTSIDE OF COOLER TEMPS.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...THE RAPID WARM-UP THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HAS
ACCELERATED THE SNOW MELT RUNOFF THIS WEEKEND. FURTHER WARMING
TODAY FOLLOWED BY TEMPS REMAINING AT OR ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WILL KEEP THE SNOW MELT RAPID AND THE RUNOFF
HEAVY ACROSS NRN/CNTRL UTAH THROUGH AT LEAST MIDWEEK. PEAK
SEASONAL FLOWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG CREEKS/STREAMS FED BY MID AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOWS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A NUMBER OF WATERWAYS WILL
SEE FLOWS AT BANKFULL OR SOON APPROACH BANKFULL DURING THE FIRST
HALF OF THE WEEK. HEIGHTENED AWARENESS EXISTS FOR LITTLE
COTTONWOOD CREEK...THE UPPER PROVO ABOVE JORDANELLE RESERVOIR...AND THE
WEBER ABOVE ROCKPORT RESERVOIR. ALTHOUGH MINOR FLOODING IS NOT
IMMINENT OR EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR
VERY CLOSE MONITORING.

A COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM COULD ARRIVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN
LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER
TEMPS TO THE HIGH ELEVATION SNOWPACK...AND SEVERELY INHIBIT SNOW
MELT AND RUNOFF HEADING INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...FOR THE KSLC TERMINAL...SURFACE WINDS CURRENTLY IN
TRANSITION TO NORTHWEST AT THIS TIME. ANTICIPATE AMENDING TAF
WITHIN MINUTES. ADDITIONALLY...CONVECTIVE BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE TERRAIN IN THE VICINITY OF THE TERMINAL IN THE 18Z-02Z
WINDOW TODAY. ALTHOUGH ONLY A 20 PERCENT CHANCE EXISTS THAT A
THUNDERSTORM WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE KSLC TERMINAL IN THAT
WINDOW...A 60 PERCENT CHANCE EXISTS FOR BRIEF AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS. WILL BE MONITORING CONDITIONS CLOSELY.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE ENTIRE STATE TODAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN FAR NORTHERN UTAH THROUGH AT
LEAST MONDAY. IN SOUTHERN UTAH...FUELS WILL CONTINUE TO DRY IN THE
EARLY SUMMER HEAT.

FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN FAR SOUTHERN UTAH ARE EXPECTED TO BE JUST
BELOW CRITICAL TODAY...WITH CRITICAL WINDS AND HUMIDITIES LIKELY ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR MONDAY AND
TUESDAY IN ZONES WHERE FUELS MAY BECOME CRITICAL BY TOMORROW...AND
WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING THIS AFTERNOON UNLESS THERE ARE
DRAMATIC CHANGES IN FUEL STATUS OR COMPUTER MODEL GUIDANCE. THESE
CRITICAL WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FIRE WEATHER ZONES 439-441.

WY...NONE.
&&

MERRILL/SCHOENING/CONGER

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 6, 6:30 AM MDT, 7 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
630 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

UTZ001>011-WYZ021-071300-
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-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
630 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL EXIST ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY CONFINED TO THE
MOUNTAINS AND NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME OF
THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS THIS
EVENING.

WARM TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL ACCELERATE THE SPRING RUNOFF
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES IN FLOWS THROUGH THE VARIOUS RIVERS AND
STREAMS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH ARE ANTICIPATED. ALTHOUGH FLOODING IS
NOT IMMINENT AT THIS TIME...VERY HIGH FLOWS ARE EXPECTED IN LITTLE
COTTONWOOD CREEK...THE PROVO RIVER NEAR WOODLAND...THE DUCHESNE
RIVER...AND THE BEAR RIVER. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED NEAR THESE
AND ALL OTHER RIVERS ACROSS THE REGION AS THEY WILL BE FLOWING COLD
AND VERY FAST. THESE WATERS POSE AN EXTRA DANGER TO SMALL CHILDREN
AND PETS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK...WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FROM
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AN UNSEASONABLY COLD PACIFIC TROUGH WILL
REACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE INTO THE GREAT
BASIN THURSDAY. THIS TROUGH WILL REACH UTAH LATE FRIDAY...THEN
REMAIN OVER THE AREA NEXT WEEK. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL ARRIVE
THURSDAY...WITH MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. THE THREAT OF PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE AFTER THURSDAY...
WITH WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE BY THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN WARM EARLY NEXT WEEK...RIVERS
AND STREAMS ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH
WITH PEAK SEASONAL FLOWS POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS
NOT IMMINENT AT THIS TIME...DRAMATIC RISES AND PEAK SEASONAL FLOWS
ARE EXPECTED IN LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK...THE PROVO RIVER NEAR
WOODLAND...THE DUCHESNE RIVER...AND THE BEAR RIVER. EXTREME CAUTION
SHOULD BE EXERCISED NEAR THESE AND ALL OTHER RIVERS ACROSS THE
REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

UTZ012>016-019>021-517-518-071300-
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-
630 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN UTAH.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL MAINTAIN HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN UNSEASONABLY HOT AND DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS BEGINNING EARLY NEXT WEEK. A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL REACH
THE WEST COAST BY MIDWEEK. AHEAD OF THE TROUGH INCREASING
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH ALREADY
LOW HUMIDITIES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. CONSULT THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS.

THE SPRING RUNOFF IS WELL UNDERWAY. RIVERS AND STREAMS ARE
RUNNING COLD AND FAST. THESE WATERS POSE AN EXTRA DANGER TO
CHILDREN AND PETS. EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR ANY FAST FLOWING
WATERWAYS.

.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
Jun 6, 11:32 AM MDTFlood WatchSLC6 hr
Jun 6, 4:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCEmery36 min
Jun 6, 4:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCEmery32 min
Jun 6, 5:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCEmery24 min
Jun 6, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementSLCUtah43 min
Jun 6, 5:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSLCEmery8 min
Jun 6, 5:43 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningSLCSalt Lake12 hr
Jun 6, 5:43 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningSLCSalt Lake16 hr
Jun 6, 5:48 PM MDTRiver Flood WarningSLCSalt Lake43 hr

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Sources

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