Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jul 2, 2014, 2:55 PM MDT for 18 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jul 3, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2014, 2:55 PM MDT (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2014, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Counties Beaver County, UT, Box Elder County, UT, Carbon County, UT, Davis County, UT, Emery County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Grand County, UT, Iron County, UT, Kane County, UT, Millard County, UT, Piute County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Sevier County, UT, Tooele County, UT, Utah County, UT, Washington County, UT, Wayne County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 1:40 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 3 Nne Callao, UT | CALLAO SENSOR IN THE DUGWAY MESONET...DPG20. |
| Jul 3, 2:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 59 | 18 Nne Callao, UT | CAUSEWAY SENSOR IN THE DUGWAY MESONET...DPG18. |
| Jul 3, 2:05 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 21 Se Wendover, UT | NORTH SALT FLATS SENSOR...DPG25. |
| Jul 3, 2:40 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 18 W Dugway, UT | PLAYA STATION SENSOR...DPG09. |
| Jul 3, 6:10 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | 21 Se Wendover, UT | NORTH SALT FLATS SENSOR...DPG25. |
| Jul 3, 6:30 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 62 | 23 Ne Ibapah, UT | WEST SALT FLATS SENSOR...DPG26. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 3750 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247 WWUS85 KSLC 022055 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 UTZ498-030600- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140703T0600Z/ GRAND STAIRCASE- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT A LULL OVERNIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-030600- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140703T0600Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ495-030600- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140703T0600Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 6500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 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 NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 6500 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING. FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 13 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ493-494-030600- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140703T0600Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 494 BELOW 7000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 494 BELOW 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 7000 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT A LULL OVERNIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-030600- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140703T0600Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 8000 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT A LULL OVERNIGHT WITH THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ489-491-030600- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHEAST UTAH- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 491 BELOW 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 6500 FEET FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ488-030600- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140703T0600Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST- 255 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 BELOW 7000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 7000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
3 follow-up statements
675 WWUS85 KSLC 031037 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 UTZ498-032100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ GRAND STAIRCASE- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-032100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ495-032100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 6500 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 13 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ489-491-032100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHEAST UTAH- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 491 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ493-494-032100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 494 BELOW 7000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-032100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS AFTER THE RECENT EXTENDED DRY PERIOD WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
367 WWUS85 KSLC 031037 CCA RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 UTZ498-032100- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ GRAND STAIRCASE- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-032100- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 8 AND 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ UTZ495-032100- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ489-491-032100- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHEAST UTAH- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 491 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ493-494-032100- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 494 BELOW 7000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-032100- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0015.140703T1800Z-140704T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 437 AM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND DRIFT OVER THE VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 9 AND 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. 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...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
232 WWUS85 KSLC 032035 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 UTZ478-040400- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DRIFT ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ498-040400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ GRAND STAIRCASE- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DRIFT NORTH ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-040400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 11 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ495-040400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 6500 FEET. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...LOWERING TO BETWEEN 10 AND 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ UTZ489-491-040400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-SOUTHEAST UTAH- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489 AND 491 BELOW 6500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL BELOW 6500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH BELOW 6500 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DRIFT ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ493-494-040400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND 494 BELOW 7000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 7000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DRIFT ACROSS THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * OUTFLOW WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-040400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-140704T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 235 PM MDT THU JUL 3 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND DRIFT ACROSS THIS AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...ERRATIC WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS BETWEEN 11 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY LIGHTNING...LOW HUMIDITY... AND GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WILDFIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Salt Lake City, UT wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 2, 10:24 AM MDT, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 10:24 AM MDT, 4 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1024 AM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 .SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT SETTLING ACROSS THE INTERIOR WEST WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. A GRADUAL INCREASE IN MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING AN INCREASING THREAT OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...ESPECIALLY THIS WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...NOCTURNAL CONVECTION ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHWEST LAST NIGHT WAS DRIVEN BY A MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE LIFTING THROUGH NEVADA...THIS WAVE IS NOW A NON PLAYER OVER EASTERN OREGON. THIS SAID...REMNANT ENERGY FROM THIS CONVECTION HAS SPUN UP A WEAK CIRCULATION NOTED IN CLOUD FIELD OVER CENTRAL UTAH ATTM PER VISIBLE SATELLITE...THIS BENEATH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SHIFTING OVERHEAD. AREAS WEST OF THIS AXIS CONTINUE TO SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE WITH PWAT VALUES NOSING UP BETWEEN .60-80 INCHES FROM CENTRAL UTAH SOUTHWEST TO DIXIE...BUT MINIMAL SURFACE REFLECTION NOTED AS DEWPOINTS REMAIN MOSTLY IN THE 20S AND 30S. ADDED MENTION OF ISOLATED SHOWERS THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH THE CIRCULATION...BUT BANKING ON BULK OF THIS ACTIVITY TO REMAIN VIRGA DUE TO DRY LOW LEVELS IN PLACE. NO OTHER UPDATES MADE OR PLANNED. WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH THIS CIRCULATION THROUGH THE NEAR TERM AS IT TRACKS FIRST EAST THEN SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS TIME...THIS AS THE HIGH CENTER/S CIRCULATION BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED VICINITY OF 4-CORNERS REGION. WILL LIKELY AID CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON/EVE ON THE EAST/SOUTHEAST FRINGES ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN UTAH DUE TO WEAK LIFT AND DIURNAL HEATING OF AIRMASS. ELSEWHERE...GENERALLY ISOLATED TERRAIN BASED SHOWERS/STORMS REACHING AS FAR NORTH AS I-80 BY THIS EVE. MINIMAL RAINFALL BUT GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH EACH CELL. HOT TEMPS THE OTHER KEY ITEM TO NOTE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS H7 TEMPS FLUCTUATE BETWEEN +15 TO +17 ACROSS THE AREA. WILL LIKELY SEE SOME VERY WARM NIGHTS ACROSS THE WASATCH FRONT BEGINNING TONIGHT DUE TO CONVECTIVE BLOWOFF INCREASING OVERNIGHT CLOUD COVER. A SLIGHTLY DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BEGIN TO PUNCH INTO THE SOUTHWEST COME THURSDAY WITH MODEST MID LEVEL MOISTURE PROGGED TO SHIFT MORE NORTH/EAST. WITH THE NEAR 4-CORNERS HIGH CONTINUING TO INTENSIFY...TROPICAL MOISTURE TAP WILL BEGIN TO RELOAD THE RETURN FLOW ALLOWING A MORE NOTED SURGE TO TRACK IN FROM THE SOUTH LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION...A DOMINANT MID LEVEL RIDGE...EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION LATE IN THE WEEK...IS FORECAST TO BECOME ELONGATED AND SHIFT NORTHWARD DURING THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THE RESULT WILL BE AN INCREASE IN MOISTURE WITH ATTENDANT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PRIMARILY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO. WENT AHEAD AND RAISED POPS ANOTHER 10-20 PERCENT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UT WHILE MAINTAINING SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS. EARLY NEXT WEEK THIS RIDGE IS FORECAST TO AMPLIFY TO THE WEST OF THE FORECAST AREA...INDUCING A LIGHT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DOWNSTREAM ACROSS UTAH. THIS WOULD RESULT IN A GRADUAL DRYING TREND FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD...AND HAVE REFLECTED THIS IN THE FORECAST. && .AVIATION...OPERATIONAL WEATHER CONCERNS WILL REMAIN MINIMAL AT THE KSLC TERMINAL TODAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH TO THE NORTHWEST PER NORM BETWEEN 18-19Z. THERE IS A 10 PERCENT CHANCE ISOLATED SHOWERS/STORMS OVER THE WEST DESERT COULD PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AFTER 03Z TONIGHT. && .FIRE WEATHER...A WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH VERY WARM TEMPERATURES LINGERING INTO THE WEEKEND. INCREASING COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL UTAH AS MOISTURE CONTINUES TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA. MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...ALTHOUGH A FEW OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WETTING RAIN. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF SOUTHERN UTAH AND THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING DUE TO THE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHIFT FARTHER NORTH AND EAST FOR TOMORROW...WITH A CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN COVERAGE ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASING TOMORROW WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO POTENTIALLY CREATE ISOLATED/MARGINAL CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN/SOUTHWESTERN UTAH. OTHERWISE...MOISTURE WILL START TO BECOME MORE CONFINED TO THE SOUTH AND EAST ON FRIDAY...BUT RETURN TO MUCH OF SOUTHERN UTAH OVER THE WEEKEND. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR UTZ488-493>498. WY...NONE. && MERRILL/CHENG 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, Jul 2, 5:54 AM MDT, 9 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 554 AM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-031200- 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- 554 AM MDT WED JUL 2 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH THE LATTER PORTION OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY WEEKEND. AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT COMING ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH. DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL BECOMING POSSIBLE BY THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. 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
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Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 3:10 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | SLC | Beaver, Carbon, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Kane and 8 more | 21 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Utah, 2014Every red flag warning in 2014
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.