Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Aug 9, 2011, 3:24 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 9, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Aug 9, 2011, 3:24 AM MDT (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 9, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Aug 9, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
511 WWUS85 KSLC 090924 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 324 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011 UTZ439>441-446-092100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0018.110809T1900Z-110810T0200Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 324 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 439...440...441 AND 446... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...EXTREMELY LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN 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. && $$ UTZ434-435-445-447-448-092100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0018.110809T1900Z-110810T0200Z/ WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS- 324 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 434...435...445...447 AND 448 BELOW 7500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 7500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS BELOW 7500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 447 CANYONLANDS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT BELOW 7500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 448 LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...EXTREMELY LOW RH AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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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.