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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

June 12, 2011

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 12, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT. It took effect at Jun 13, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
Jun 12, 2011, 3:47 AM MDT (09:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2011, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 13, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

The text

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

350 
WWUS85 KSLC 120947
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
347 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

UTZ440-122200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0006.110613T1900Z-110614T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
347 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440 BELOW
6000 FEET...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440 BELOW 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO
9 PM MDT MONDAY. 

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6000 
  FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AND
  AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT EACH 
  AFTERNOON WITH POOR RECOVERIES OF ONLY 25-30 PERCENT AT NIGHT 
  AT MOST LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE 
  TO CREATE 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.

&&

$$

UTZ439-122200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
347 AM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 439 BELOW
6000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON 
  BELOW 6000 FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND REMAIN LOW INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE 
  TO CREATE 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)
3 follow-up statements
649 
WWUS85 KSLC 122043
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
243 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

UTZ440-131200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0006.110613T1900Z-110614T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
243 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440 BELOW
6000 FEET...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440 BELOW
6000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6000 
  FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AND DEVELOP AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT EACH
  AFTERNOON WITH POOR RECOVERIES OF ONLY 25-35 PERCENT AT NIGHT AT
  MOST LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE 
  TO CREATE 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.

&&

$$

UTZ439-130300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110613T0300Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
243 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 439 BELOW
6000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON 
  BELOW 6000 FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THIS EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE 
  TO CREATE 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.

&&

$$

ROGOWSKI

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
845 
WWUS85 KSLC 131001
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
401 AM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

UTZ440-132215-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0002.110616T1800Z-110619T0400Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0006.110613T1900Z-110614T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
401 AM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
ZONE 440 BELOW 6000 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE
440 BELOW 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6000 
  FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL
  DEVELOP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG SOUTHWEST
  WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM
  THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN
  LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH
  POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO
  CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND LIKELY
  THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ439-132215-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0002.110616T1800Z-110619T0400Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
401 AM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE
439 BELOW 6000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH BELOW 6000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. 

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON 
  BELOW 6000 FEET.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30-40
  MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN 15 PERCENT
  EACH AFTERNOON WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT READINGS POSSIBLE. POOR
  OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF LESS THAN 25-30 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY COMBINE
  TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.


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)
764 
WWUS85 KSLC 132129
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
329 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

UTZ440-141100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110614T0300Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0002.110616T1800Z-110619T0400Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
329 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE ZONE 440 BELOW
6000 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE ZONE 440 BELOW 6000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 440 SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH BELOW 6000 
  FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH 
  WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. STRONG 
  SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN 
  LOWER TO BELOW 15 PERCENT THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT 
  WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF LESS THAN 30 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE 
  TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND LIKELY 
  THURSDAY...FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

UTZ439-141100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0002.110616T1800Z-110619T0400Z/
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON-
329 PM MDT MON JUN 13 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE ZONE 439 BELOW 6000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA: FIRE ZONE 439 UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION CANYON 
  BELOW 6000 FEET. 

* WIND: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30-40 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* HUMIDITY: RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LOWER TO LESS THAN 15 
  PERCENT EACH AFTERNOON WITH SOME SINGLE DIGIT READINGS 
  POSSIBLE. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES OF LESS THAN 25-30 
  PERCENT ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL LIKELY
  COMBINE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 

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)

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Sources

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