Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 29, 2012, 1:54 PM MDT for 12 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 30, 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 29, 2012, 1:54 PM MDT (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2012, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Counties Beaver County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Iron County, UT, Juab County, UT, Kane County, UT, Millard County, UT, Piute County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Sanpete County, UT, Sevier County, UT, Washington County, UT, Wayne County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 274 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
- 3308 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
990 WWUS85 KSLC 291954 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 154 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012 UTZ492-495-497-300700- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-120630T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 154 PM MDT FRI JUN 29 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS ZONES 492...495 AND 497... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492... 495 AND 497... 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 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES BELOW 5 PERCENT POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
7 follow-up statements
002 WWUS85 KSLC 301028 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 428 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 UTZ492-495-497-302100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT- 428 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS ZONES 492...495 AND 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
400 WWUS85 KSLC 301451 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 851 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 UTZ493-302300- /O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120630T1600Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- 851 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT BUT WILL BE EVEN STRONGER TOMORROW...WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ492-495-302300- /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120630T1600Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 851 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 495... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL BE STRONGER TOMORROW AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE WILL OCCUR TODAY AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ497-302300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 851 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
368 WWUS85 KSLC 302024 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 224 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 UTZ496-498-011030- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-GRAND STAIRCASE- 224 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 496 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ492-493-495-011030- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 224 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492... 493 AND 495... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AGAIN TOMORROW EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE OCCURRING TODAY AND WILL ALSO OCCUR TOMORROW AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ497-011030- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 224 PM MDT SAT JUN 30 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
871 WWUS85 KSLC 011030 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 430 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 UTZ492-493-495-012100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 430 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492...493 AND 495... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED TODAY. OVERNIGHT RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ496>498-012100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 430 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 496 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
840 WWUS85 KSLC 011413 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 813 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 UTZ492-493-495-012300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 813 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492...493 AND 495... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY SEE VALUES AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ496>498-012300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.120701T1800Z-120702T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 813 AM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 496 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITIES MAY FALL TO AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON IN SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...ANY LIGHTNING STRIKES MAY PRODUCE ADDITIONAL FIRE STARTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
229 WWUS85 KSLC 012202 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 402 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 UTZ492-493-495>498-020400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT- GRAND STAIRCASE- 402 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492...493 AND 495... * AFFECTED AREA...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...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM HUMIDITIES IN THE 5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY SEE VALUES AS LOW AS 3 PERCENT. * OUTFLOW WINDS...VIRGA AND THE ASSOCIATED GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. THESE VIRGA DOWNBURSTS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS...GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND SINGLE-DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY 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...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
069 WWUS85 KSLC 020345 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 945 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 UTZ492-493-495>498-020445- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120702T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT- GRAND STAIRCASE- 945 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492... 493 AND 495... WINDS HAVE DECREASED BUT HUMIDITIES HAVE CHANGED LITTLE. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER WARRANTED AT THIS TIME. WINDS WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY AND HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN LOW...BUT EXTREME FIRE CONDITIONS SHOULD CEASE FOR THE TIME BEING. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Utah, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.