Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2012, 3:03 AM MDT for 27 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 36 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 16, 2012, 3:03 AM MDT (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2012, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- 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 09:03 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, 9.1 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
- 3626 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
369 WWUS85 KSLC 160903 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 303 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FIRE DISTRICT BEGINNING ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. UTZ478-488-492-493-495>498-162315- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0009.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT- GRAND STAIRCASE- 303 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ489>491-494-162315- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0009.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 303 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
9 follow-up statements
490 WWUS85 KSLC 161535 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 935 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF UTAH SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FIRE DISTRICT BEGINNING ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. UTZ479-480-162200- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- 935 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 480... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR AT THE LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID ELEVATIONS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ478-488-492-493-495>498-162200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT- GRAND STAIRCASE- 935 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ489>491-494-162200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 935 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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)
557 WWUS85 KSLC 162154 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 354 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF UTAH SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FIRE DISTRICT BEGINNING ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. UTZ478>480-488-492-493-495>498-170600- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 354 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479...480...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN ZONE 478 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THE VALLEYS...DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ489>491-494-170600- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 354 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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)
894 WWUS85 KSLC 170416 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1016 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF UTAH SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FIRE DISTRICT BEGINNING ON SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. UTZ478>480-488-492-493-495>498-171130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 1016 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479...480...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN ZONE 478 MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING SUNDAY AND MONDAY IN THE VALLEYS... DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ489>491-494-171130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 1016 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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)
101 WWUS85 KSLC 170831 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 231 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF UTAH TODAY AND TOMORROW... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION TODAY. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS TO MUCH OF THE FIRE DISTRICT BEGINNING TODAY. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. A STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. UTZ478>480-488-492-493-495>498-172145- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 231 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479...480...488...492...493...495...496... 497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH IN ZONE 478 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND TOMORROW IN THE VALLEYS...DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ489>491-494-172145- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.120617T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 231 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...490...491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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)
569 WWUS85 KSLC 172108 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 308 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF UTAH TODAY AND TOMORROW... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS IN ZONE 478. POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY BE STRONG ENOUGH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY TO ONCE AGAIN YIELD CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THERE. UTZ489-490-180515- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0010.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 308 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 6500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG WARMING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...SOME DECREASE IN SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY EVENING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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>480-488-492-493-495>498-180515- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 308 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479... 480...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH IN ZONE 478 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW IN THE VALLEYS... DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ491-494-180515- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 308 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY AND TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS..STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
763 WWUS85 KSLC 180358 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 958 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF UTAH THROUGH TOMORROW... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE ELEVATED WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT MONDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS IN ZONE 478. POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY BE STRONG ENOUGH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY TO ONCE AGAIN YIELD CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THERE. UTZ489-490-181130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0010.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 958 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...ALTHOUGH SOME DECREASE IN SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY EVENING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TOMORROW. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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>480-488-492-493-495>498-181130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 958 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479... 480...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DECREASE FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT INCREASE AGAIN LATE TOMORROW MORNING. IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH IN ZONE 478 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW IN THE VALLEYS...DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ491-494-181130- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 958 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...ALTHOUGH SOME DECREASE IN WIND SPEED IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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)
337 WWUS85 KSLC 180901 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 301 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ACROSS ALL OF UTAH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION TODAY. SOUTH OF THIS DISTURBANCE ELEVATED WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS UTAH. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS ACROSS THE DISTRICT THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW AFTERNOON AND EVENING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A STRONG BUT DRY COLD FRONT WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE FAR NORTHWEST...WITH SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUING IN THE POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT FOR A FEW HOURS...ESPECIALLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS IN ZONE 478. POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL POTENTIALLY BE STRONG ENOUGH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST TUESDAY TO ONCE AGAIN YIELD CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THERE. UTZ489-490-182215- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0010.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 301 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY EVENING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL TEND TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT MAY INCREASE AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST UTAH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY. RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY MIDDAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...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>480-488-492-493-495>498-182215- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 301 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479...480...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING. IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH IN ZONE 478 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE VALLEYS...DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOW TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ491-494-182215- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 301 AM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
895 WWUS85 KSLC 182006 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 206 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS ALL OF UTAH THROUGH THIS EVENING... .GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN TUESDAY ACROSS EAST CENTRAL UTAH WITH LOCALLY GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW. UTZ489-490-191200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0010.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0018.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 206 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST LATE MONDAY EVENING 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL TEND TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT MAY INCREASE AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON OVER EAST CENTRAL UTAH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING TODAY. RECOVERY WILL IMPROVE MONDAY NIGHT BUT WILL ONCE AGAIN DROP NEAR 10 PERCENT MIDDAY TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ478>480-488-492-493-495>498-190400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 206 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479...480...488...492...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 480 UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...IN THE VALLEYS AND DESERTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH IN ZONE 478 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE VALLEYS...DESERTS AND LOWER ELEVATION SOUTH AND WEST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE MID TEENS AT THE MID AND UPPER ELEVATION MOUNTAIN AREAS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ491-494-190400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SOUTHEAST UTAH-CANYONLANDS- 206 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 491 AND 494 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 CANYONLANDS BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST OR WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...SINGLE DIGIT VALUES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
961 WWUS85 KSLC 190418 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1018 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 UTZ489-490-191230- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-COLORADO RIVER BASIN- 1018 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 490... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER BASIN. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL UTAH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR 10 PERCENT BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ478>480-488-491>498-190530- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120619T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-WASATCH MOUNTAINS-UINTA MOUNTAINS- MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST-SOUTHEAST UTAH- CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT- GRAND STAIRCASE- 1018 PM MDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...479...480...488...491... 492...493...494...495...496...497 AND 498... WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY HAVE DECREASED SUFFICIENTLY THIS EVENING AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER THE WARNING AREA. . $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.