Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at May 31, 2011, 9:18 AM MDT. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 56 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
- May 31, 2011, 9:18 AM MDT (15:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 56 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
907 WWUS85 KSLC 311518 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 918 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 UTZ439-440-011200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0002.110531T1900Z-110602T0200Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 918 AM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING IN THESE AREAS. WINDS WILL DROP OFF OVERNIGHT BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY AND BECOME STRONGER DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY: VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY 100 PM TODAY THEN RISE ABOVE THAT VALUE THIS EVENING. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN LOW INTO WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
5 follow-up statements
479 WWUS85 KSLC 312152 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 352 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 UTZ439-440-011130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110602T0200Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 352 PM MDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING IN THESE AREAS. WINDS WILL DROP OFF OVERNIGHT BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY AND BECOME STRONGER DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * HUMIDITY: VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH MID EVENING THEN RISE ABOVE THAT VALUE OVERNIGHT...ALTHOUGH RECOVERIES WILL BE POOR. HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN BY NOON WEDNESDAY AND REMAIN LOW INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
437 WWUS85 KSLC 010935 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 335 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 UTZ439-440-012200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110602T0200Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 335 AM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 439 AND 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON... FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: GUSTY WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF OVERNIGHT BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY NOON. WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR BY LATE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY: HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON TODAY AND REMAIN LOW INTO 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
245 WWUS85 KSLC 012145 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 345 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 UTZ438-441-447>449-021130- /O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ HENRY MOUNTAINS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY- 345 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 438...441...447...448 AND 449 BELOW 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 438 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 447 CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 448 LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 449 SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET. * WIND: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THEN DROP OFF OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY NOON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * HUMIDITY: HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. POOR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN BY NOON THURSDAY...AND REMAINING LOW INTO THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ440-021130- /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 345 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING THEN DROP OFF OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN BY NOON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * HUMIDITY: HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. POOR RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH HUMIDITIES FALLING BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN BY NOON THURSDAY...AND REMAINING LOW INTO 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. && $$ UTZ439-020200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110602T0200Z/ UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON- 345 PM MDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 439... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON. * WIND: WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * HUMIDITY: HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING THEN SLOWLY RECOVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
302 WWUS85 KSLC 020838 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 238 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 UTZ440-022130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 238 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON TODAY...AND REMAIN LOW INTO THE 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. && $$ UTZ438-441-447>449-022130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ HENRY MOUNTAINS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY- 238 AM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 438...441...447... 448 AND 449 BELOW 6000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 438 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 447 CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 448 LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 449 SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET. * WIND: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT BY NOON TODAY...AND REMAIN LOW INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
306 WWUS85 KSLC 022204 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 404 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 UTZ440-030300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- 404 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH. * WIND: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE ENDING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THE 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. && $$ UTZ438-441-447>449-030300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110603T0300Z/ HENRY MOUNTAINS-GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL- CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY- 404 PM MDT THU JUN 2 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONES 438...441...447... 448 AND 449 BELOW 6000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 438 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 441 GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 447 CANYONS NATIONAL PARK AND NATURAL BRIDGES NATIONAL MONUMENT BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 448 LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS BELOW 6000 FEET...FIRE ZONE 449 SOUTHERN SAN JUAN COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET. * WIND: GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE ENDING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL OCCUR. * HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 9:55 AM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | SLC | Davis, Morgan, Summit, Weber | 10 days |
| May 31, 2:42 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | SLC | 13 hr |
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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.