Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 19, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Aug 30, 2011, 3:19 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 31, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 32 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 30, 2011, 3:19 AM MDT (09:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 31, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 1, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
815 WWUS85 KSLC 300919 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 319 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 UTZ420-433>435-439-440-302200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0007.110831T1800Z-110902T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110831T1800Z-110902T0200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 319 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420... 433...434...435...439 AND 440... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH...WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS 30 MPH. THE FRONT SHOULD PASS THROUGH ALL AREAS BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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. && $$ UTZ422>424-302200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0007.110831T1800Z-110902T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110831T1800Z-110901T0200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 319 AM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 422...423 AND 424... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 422 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...FIRE ZONE 423 SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 424 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
8 follow-up statements
897 WWUS85 KSLC 302120 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 320 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 UTZ420-433>435-439-440-311100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110831T1800Z-110902T0200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 320 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420...433...434...435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS 30 MPH. THE FRONT WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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. && $$ UTZ422>424-311100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110831T1800Z-110901T0200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 320 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 422... 423 AND 424... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 422 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...FIRE ZONE 423 SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 424 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ432-445-446-311100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0008.110901T1800Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 320 PM MDT TUE AUG 30 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 432... 445 AND 446... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY: WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
594 WWUS85 KSLC 310843 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 243 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 UTZ420-433>435-439-440-312200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110831T1800Z-110902T0200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 243 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420... 433...434...435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS 30 MPH. THE FRONT WILL BE WELL EAST OF THE AREA LATE THURSDAY EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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. && $$ UTZ422>424-312200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110831T1800Z-110901T0200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 243 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 422... 423 AND 424... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 422 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...FIRE ZONE 423 SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 424 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS 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. && $$ UTZ432-445-446-312200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0008.110901T1800Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 243 AM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 432... 445 AND 446... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY: WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
165 WWUS85 KSLC 312048 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 248 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 UTZ432-445-446-011100- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0008.110901T1800Z-110902T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110901T1800Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 248 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 432...445... AND 446... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND DECREASE STEADILY THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY: WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON 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. && $$ UTZ420-433>435-439-440-011100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 248 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 420... 433...434... 435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS 30 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ422>424-010200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110901T0200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 248 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 422...423 AND 424... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 422 NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT...FIRE ZONE 423 SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 424 SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
659 WWUS85 KSLC 010151 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 751 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 UTZ422>424-010300- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110901T0200Z/ NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS- SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- 751 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 422...423 AND 424... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WASATCH FRONT. THE COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY CROSSING THE GREAT SALT LAKE...SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE AT OGDEN AT 9 PM AND SALT LAKE CITY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 11 PM. WIND GUSTS THIS EVENING HAVE WEAKENED AS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY. $$ UTZ420-433>435-439-440-011000- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 751 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420...433... 434...435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 420 GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH...WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS 30 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY EVENING... ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN LOW BEHIND THE FRONT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY 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. && $$ UTZ432-445-446-011000- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110901T1800Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 751 PM MDT WED AUG 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 432...445 AND 446... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY THURSDAY EVENING...AND DECREASE STEADILY THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY: WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
453 WWUS85 KSLC 010929 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 329 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 UTZ420-011030- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS- 329 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 420.... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 420. THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH NORTHWEST UTAH LAST EVENING AND THE SURFACE GRADIENT WHICH WAS TO REMAIN OVER THIS AREA INTO TODAY HAS DISSIPATED AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. $$ UTZ436-438-011730- /O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110901T1800Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 329 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 436 AND 438 BELOW 7500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 7500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 436 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 438 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ433>435-439-440-011730- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 329 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 433...434...435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AHEAD OF COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE AREA FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY. WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SWITCH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT TODAY. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE WEST NORTHWEST WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS 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. && $$ UTZ432-445-446-011730- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.110901T1800Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 329 AM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 432...445 AND 446... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE EXPECTED. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN NEAR 15 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
570 WWUS85 KSLC 011827 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1227 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 UTZ433>435-439-440-020200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 1227 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 433... 434...435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING. A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLED ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH WILL DROP INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. * HUMIDITY: CRITICAL RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS 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. && $$ UTZ432-445-446-020600- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 1227 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 432... 445 AND 446... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS. A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLED ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH WILL DROP INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. * HUMIDITY: WIDESPREAD HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ436-438-020200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 1227 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 436 AND 438 BELOW 7500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 436 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 438 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
404 WWUS85 KSLC 012059 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 259 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 UTZ433>435-439-440-020200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 259 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 433... 434...435...439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 433 SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS...FIRE ZONE 434 WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 435 SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS...FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON...FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. * HUMIDITY: 10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH MID-EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ432-445-446-020500- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 259 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 432... 445 AND 446... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 432 SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE ZONE 445 GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS...FIRE ZONE 446 ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS. * WIND: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLED ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH WILL DROP INTO THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST. * HUMIDITY: VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS 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. && $$ UTZ436-438-020200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 259 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 436 AND 438 BELOW 7500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 436 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 438 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS....LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
234 WWUS85 KSLC 020200 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 800 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 UTZ432-445-446-020300- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS AND THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL- GRAND FLAT/ROAN AND BOOK CLIFFS- ARCHES NATIONAL PARK AND SURROUNDING AREAS- 800 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 432...445 AND 446... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNINGS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 432...445...AND 446. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM THIS AFTERNOON HAVE DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY EARLY THIS EVENING. ISOLATED AREAS WILL STILL EXPERIENCE SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 30 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. HUMIDITIES RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT...WITH MOST PERCENTAGES REMAINING IN THE 20S TO LOWER 30S. $$ UTZ433>436-438>440-020300- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110902T0200Z/ SANPETE AND SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- HENRY MOUNTAINS-UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 800 PM MDT THU SEP 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 436 AND 438 BELOW 7500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 433...434...435...436... 438...439...AND 440. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR OVERNIGHT...WITH MOST PERCENTAGES IN THE 20S TO MID 30S. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1:35 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | SLC | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 30, 3:20 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | SLC | 23 hr |
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