Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 14, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jul 17, 2011, 8:20 AM MDT. It took effect at Jul 17, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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, 2011, 8:20 AM MDT (14:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 17, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2011, 8:59 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
293 WWUS85 KSLC 171420 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 820 AM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 UTZ439-171530- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-110718T0300Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 820 AM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 439... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON. WINDS AND HUMIDITIES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH CRITICAL VALUES TODAY. HOWEVER...THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF BRIEF STRONG GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS FROM THUNDERSTORMS IN THIS AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ UTZ420-434-180230- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0014.110717T1800Z-110718T0300Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- 820 AM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420 AND 434... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MID EVENING WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. DRY THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING IN ZONE 434 COULD GENERATE BRIEF GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY: DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT AROUND MIDDAY AND AS LOW AS ABOUT 9 PERCENT THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
2 follow-up statements
651 WWUS85 KSLC 172006 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 206 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 UTZ420-434-180300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110718T0300Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- 206 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420 AND 434... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING THEN DIMINISH. DRY THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IN EASTERN ZONE 434 COULD GENERATE BRIEF GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * HUMIDITY: VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY RECOVER. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE AREAS OF CRITICAL 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
831 WWUS85 KSLC 180259 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 859 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 UTZ420-434-180400- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110718T0300Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- 859 PM MDT SUN JUL 17 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420 AND 434... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ALLOWED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420 AND 434 TO EXPIRE. THE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN TRENDING DOWNWARD THIS EVENING. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. HUMIDITIES STILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID-TEENS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AT MID-EVENING. MOISTURE INCREASING FROM THE EAST WILL SLOWLY INCREASE HUMIDITIES OVERNIGHT...WITH HUMIDITIES CONTINUING TO CLIMB DUE TO INCREASING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 5:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Rich | 30 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.