Red Flag Warning 11, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

053 
WWUS85 KSLC 211728
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1128 AM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

UTZ498-220300-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0011.140621T1800Z-140622T0300Z/
GRAND STAIRCASE-
1128 AM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 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 UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE 
  FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

UTZ495-220300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140622T0300Z/
COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-
1128 AM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST 
  DESERT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE 
  FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

UTZ496-220300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140622T0300Z/
COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-
1128 AM MDT SAT JUN 21 2014

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
496 BELOW 8000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS 
  BELOW 8000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUMS BELOW 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE 
  HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE 
  FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. 

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 CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
942 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2014

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN
AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A MILD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT PREVAILS ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. A WEAK EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE CURRENTLY
CROSSING NORTHEAST NV IS HELPING TO ENHANCE MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA...AND THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP
OVERNIGHT MIN TEMPS ELEVATED.

THIS MILD SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY WITH YET
ANOTHER WEAK EMBEDDED WAVE FORECAST TO CROSS NORTHERN
UT...FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHTLY STRONGER WAVE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
EARLY SUNDAY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN A SMALL THREAT FOR HIGH BASED
CONVECTION PRIMARILY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

UPDATED EARLIER TO REMOVE EVENING WORDING...OTHERWISE GOING
FORECAST LOOKS REASONABLE.

&&

.AVIATION...SOUTH WINDS UNDER VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AT KSLC.

&&

.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...NONE.
WY...NONE.
&&

SEAMAN

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
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
116 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2014

UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-211300-
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-
116 PM MDT FRI JUN 20 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

LOCALLY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST UTAH.

MORE WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR
SOUTHERN AND WESTERN UTAH LATE IN THE WORK WEEK AS HOT...DRY AND
GUSTY CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE REGION.

.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 ROAD TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX