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Fire Weather Watch 13, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this fire weather watch at Jun 23, 2012, 3:25 AM MDT for 27 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 25, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2012, 3:25 AM MDT (09:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 25, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2012, 8:12 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
All 27 counties
Beaver County, UT, Box Elder County, UT, Cache County, UT, Carbon County, UT, Davis County, UT, Duchesne County, UT, Emery County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Grand County, UT, Iron County, UT, Juab County, UT, Kane County, UT, Millard County, UT, Morgan County, UT, Piute County, UT, Rich County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Sanpete County, UT, Sevier County, UT, Summit County, UT, Tooele County, UT, Utah County, UT, Wasatch County, UT, Washington County, UT, Wayne County, UT, Weber County, UT
The radar
The Salt Lake City radar (KMTX), 197 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 135 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5131 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 WWUS85 KSLC 230925 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 325 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 UTZ489>491-493-494-496-498-232200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0012.120624T1600Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- GRAND STAIRCASE- 325 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ON MONDAY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEYS. ON SUNDAY...SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ488-232200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0012.120624T1600Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 325 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 7500 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 7500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 7500 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ479-480-232200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- 325 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6500 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 6500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 6500 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE SOME SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ478-492-495-497-232200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 325 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492... 495 AND 497... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492...495 AND 497... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY ADJACENT TO MOUNTAIN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
4 follow-up statements
187 WWUS85 KSLC 231925 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 125 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 UTZ489>491-493-494-496-498-240800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- GRAND STAIRCASE- 125 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490... 491...493...494...496 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ON MONDAY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEYS. ON SUNDAY...SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ479-480-240800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- 125 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE SOME SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ488-240800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 125 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ478-492-495-497-240800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 125 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492... 495 AND 497... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492...495 AND 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY ADJACENT TO MOUNTAIN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
205 WWUS85 KSLC 232013 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 213 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 UTZ489>491-493-494-496-498-241200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- GRAND STAIRCASE- 213 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490... 491...493...494...496 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ON MONDAY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEYS. ON SUNDAY...SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ479-480-241200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- 213 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE SOME SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ488-241200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 213 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH TODAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...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. && $$ UTZ478-492-495-497-241200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 213 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492... 495 AND 497... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492...495 AND 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY ADJACENT TO MOUNTAIN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
937 WWUS85 KSLC 240524 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1124 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 UTZ489>491-493-494-496-498-241330- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- GRAND STAIRCASE- 1124 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493... 494...496 AND 498... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493... 494...496 AND 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY. GUSTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THROUGH SUNDAY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ON MONDAY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEYS. ON SUNDAY...SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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. && $$ UTZ479-480-241330- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- 1124 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE SOME SUNDAY NIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. ON SUNDAY...SOME RAIN IS EXPECTED BUT WETTING RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED AT BEST. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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. && $$ UTZ488-241330- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120624T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 1124 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY THROUGH SUNDAY. NEAR 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD PROLONG THE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. 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. && $$ UTZ478-492-495-497-241330- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 1124 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478... 492...495 AND 497... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492...495 AND 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY ADJACENT TO MOUNTAIN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
092 WWUS85 KSLC 241412 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 812 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 UTZ478-492-495-497-242215- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120626T0600Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 812 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478... 492...495 AND 497... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492...495 AND 497... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INTO MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492 AND 495. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY ADJACENT TO MOUNTAIN AREAS. 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. && $$ UTZ489>491-493-494-496-498-242215- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- GRAND STAIRCASE- 812 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491...493...494...496 AND 498... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490... 491...493...494...496 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH TODAY AND MONDAY. GUSTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 TO 10 PERCENT VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 PERCENT MOUNTAIN RIDGES WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. ON MONDAY...NEAR 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED. ON MONDAY...THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ479-480-242215- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- 812 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT EACH DAY WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS. TODAY. ON MONDAY... THUNDERSTORMS WILL TREND MORE WET BUT WETTING RAIN POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ISOLATED AT BEST. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. 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...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ488-242215- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.A.0013.120625T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0020.120624T1600Z-120626T0600Z/ MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 812 AM MDT SUN JUN 24 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS... OUTFLOW WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 7500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. NEAR 15 PERCENT ON MONDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH PASSING THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this fire weather watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this fire weather watch went out at Jun 22, 8:54 PM MDT, 6 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 8:54 PM MDT, 6 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
854 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OFF THE PACIFIC COAST WILL HELP TO
INCREASE SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE STATE SUNDAY AND REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
BETWEEN A RIDGE ACROSS THE PLAINS AND A BROAD CYCLONE OFF THE COAST
OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THE MAIN THREAT CONTINUES TO BE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH AS EXHIBITED
BY BOTH THE DUMP AND GREASE FIRES...DUE TO DRY ANTECEDENT
CONDITIONS...VERY LOW HUMIDITY...HOT TEMPERATURES...AND STRONG LOW
LEVEL INSTABILITY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN PLACE FOR MANY OF THE
WESTERN UTAH VALLEYS TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EXPANDED MENTION OF SMOKE SOUTHWEST TO THE NEW GREASE FIRE NEAR
DELTA...AND NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST WYOMING PER VISIBLE SATELLITE.
AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES...LOCAL 2.4KM WRF-ARW FORECAST BUFKIT
SOUNDINGS INDICATE A SLIGHT STABLE LAYER MAY DEVELOP ABOUT 600 FEET
ABOVE THE DUMP AND GREASE FIRES. WILL STAY IN TOUCH WITH UDOT AND
ISSUE A DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY SHOULD VISIBILITIES BE RESTRICTED IN
THESE AREAS.
OTHERWISE ADDED DETAIL TO THE WIND FORECAST AND INDICATED A FEW MID
AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS CROSSING NORTHWEST UTAH PER OBSERVATIONS.
WARMED OVERNIGHT LOWS BASED ON THIS MORNINGS OBSERVATIONS AND
SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS NEAR SURFACE OBSERVED IN THE 00Z KSLC
RAOB.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR THE COLORADO/NEW MEXICO BORDER WILL
SLOWLY SHIFT SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE SLOWLY APPROACHES THE NORTHERN PACIFIC COAST. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A STRENGTHENING...DRY...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY. AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST...MOISTURE
WILL BEGIN TO PUSH INTO CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH SUNDAY. THIS
MID-LEVEL MOISTURE PLUME SHOULD REACH PORTIONS OF NORTHERN UTAH
MONDAY...BEFORE BEING SHUNTED TO THE EAST AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH. ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THESE LOCATIONS FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MID SHIFT
MAY NEED TO ADD PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH IN
TO THE WIND ADVISORY...BUT WAS NOT CONFIDENT ADVISORY CRITERIA
WOULD BE REACHED AT THIS TIME.
VERY HOT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS THROUGH
SUNDAY...INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FIRST 100F DAY AT THE
SALT LAKE CITY AIRPORT. THE ONLY RECORD HIGH THAT LOOKS TO BE AT
STAKE AT SALT LAKE CITY IS SATURDAY...WHERE THE RECORD IS 100F AND
THE CURRENT FORECAST IS 100F. OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST
TEMPERATURES ARE SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW RECORDS FOR THE DATE.
THE BIGGEST STORY WEATHER-WISE ASIDE FROM THE HEAT AND WIND IS THE
EXTREME FIRE DANGER PRESENT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA THROUGH
SUNDAY. RED FLAG WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF UTAH.
SEE THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION FOR MORE DETAILS.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR
THE KSLC TERMINAL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. ADDITIONAL AIRPORT
WEATHER WARNINGS FOR WINDS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. SMOKE FROM THE FIRE BURNING APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES SOUTH
OF THE TERMINAL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH AT
LEAST TONIGHT. CANNOT RULE OUT THE AFFECT OF ASH FROM THIS FIRE ON
AIRPORT OPERATIONS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...A VERY WARM AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE ENTIRE FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH TOMORROW. GUSTY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL THEN INCREASE
EVEN MORE TOMORROW. THESE WINDS AND HUMIDITIES DOWN TO THE SINGLE
DIGITS IN MANY AREAS WILL DRIVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS ALL AREAS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. IN ADDITION...DEEP
INSTABILITY WILL DRIVE HAINES INDICES UP TO MODERATE TO HIGH LEVELS
ALLOWING FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WITH ANY NEW
STARTS OR ONGOING FIRES.
AS A RESULT RED FLAG WARNINGS REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY
FOR MOST OF THE DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE
NORTH. MUCH OF WESTERN UTAH WILL RETAIN THESE CONDITIONS INTO
SUNDAY AND THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING
FOR THIS AREA ON SUNDAY. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
ELEVATED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH MONDAY AND
PERHAPS INTO TUESDAY. IF HUMIDITIES DO NOT RISE ENOUGH...CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN/WESTERN
VALLEYS INTO TUESDAY.
MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH BEGINNING SUNDAY
BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY AND ERRATIC
OUTFLOW WINDS TO MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
DISTRICT. A CONTINUATION OF VERY DRY LOW LEVELS AND MINIMAL RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL LIMIT RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS. THE FAR WEST AND
NORTH LOOK TO BE ON THE PERIMETER OF THIS MOISTURE SURGE AND SHOULD
MAINLY ESCAPE THIS THREAT. THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS ARE
EXPECTED TO SEE SCATTERED COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED TO
WIDELY SCATTERED COVERAGE OVER EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN
UTAH...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DRY LIGHTNING
FOR THESE AREAS FOR SUNDAY. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ON
MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ALLOWING ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TO TREND MORE
WET BEFORE DRIER AIR SPREADS BACK INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST
BEGINNING MIDWEEK.
&&
.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
UTZ489-493-494-496-498.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR UTZ489-493-494-496-498.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR UTZ478-492-495-497.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MDT SATURDAY BELOW 6500 FEET FOR
UTZ479-480.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
UTZ003>005-015-016.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MDT SATURDAY BELOW 7500 FEET FOR
UTZ488.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
BELOW 7500 FEET FOR UTZ488.
WY...&&
PUBLIC...ROGOWSKI/KRUSE
FIRE WEATHER...CHENG
AVIATION...ROGOWSKI
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
FOR FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 8:59 PM MDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 859 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-231300- CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT- SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT- GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80- WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS- WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL- SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH- UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH- GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING- 859 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXIST ACROSS UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS BEING OBSERVED. LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL CREATE A VERY WARM AND DRY SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS FORECAST. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG ACROSS THE WESTERN UTAH VALLEYS SATURDAY. HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. MANY AREAS OF THE STATE WILL EXPERIENCE NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY...WITH TRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT REACHING INTO NORTHERN UTAH. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE STATE SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS GIVEN CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS AND THE THREAT OF NEW STARTS DUE TO LIGHTNING. DRYING WILL END MOST OF THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY BY WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT... HTTP://WWW.COMMUTERLINK.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 3:25 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | SLC | Beaver, Cache, Carbon, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield and 17 more | 4 days |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.