Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 22, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jul 2, 2012, 3:32 PM MDT for 25 counties in Utah. It was in force for 53 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
- Jul 2, 2012, 3:32 PM MDT (21:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 4, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 53 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
All 25 counties
Beaver County, UT, Box Elder County, UT, Cache County, UT, Carbon County, UT, Davis County, UT, Emery County, UT, Garfield 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), 195 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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, 9.5 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -473 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
388 WWUS85 KSLC 022132 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 332 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012 UTZ493-496-031100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0022.120702T2132Z-120704T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 332 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 496... 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 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY AGAIN ON TUESDAY MORNING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE-DIGITS WILL MAINTAIN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ UTZ478-492-495-497-498-031100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0022.120703T1800Z-120704T0300Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 332 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492... 495...497 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE-DIGITS WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ479-488-031100- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0022.120703T1800Z-120704T0300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 332 PM MDT MON JUL 2 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 488 BELOW 8000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 8000 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
6 follow-up statements
365 WWUS85 KSLC 031031 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 431 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 UTZ489-031845- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0022.120703T1800Z-120704T0300Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL- 431 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE-DIGITS WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ493-496-031845- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120704T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 431 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH THROUGH MID-EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE-DIGITS WILL MAINTAIN SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ UTZ478-492-495-497-498-031845- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.120703T1800Z-120704T0300Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 431 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478...492...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE-DIGITS WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ479-488-031845- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.120703T1800Z-120704T0300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 431 AM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 488 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
381 WWUS85 KSLC 032127 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 327 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 UTZ492-041100- /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120705T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- 327 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE POOR...WITH HUMIDITIES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FALLING AGAIN TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ UTZ478-489-493-495>498-040300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120704T0300Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT- GRAND STAIRCASE- 327 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478... 489...493...495...496...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ UTZ479-488-040300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120704T0300Z/ WASATCH MOUNTAINS-MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST- 327 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479 AND 488 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 479 WASATCH MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI LA SAL NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 6 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
789 WWUS85 KSLC 040448 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1048 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 UTZ492-041030- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120705T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- 1048 PM MDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. WINDS WILL DECREASE SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES WILL GENERALLY BE POOR...WITH HUMIDITIES TOMORROW FTERNOON FALLING AGAIN TO BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
412 WWUS85 KSLC 041032 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 432 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 UTZ492-041845- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120705T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- 432 AM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
043 WWUS85 KSLC 041935 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 135 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 UTZ492-050300- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120705T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- 135 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...VERY DRY FUELS...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WIDESPREAD RELATIVE HUMIDITIES LESS THAN 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE SEVERE FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
882 WWUS85 KSLC 050301 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 901 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 UTZ492-050415- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120705T0300Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- 901 PM MDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492... HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...THUS THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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.