Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 18, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jul 22, 2014, 3:50 PM MDT for 14 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jul 23, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 22, 2014, 3:50 PM MDT (21:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 23, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 23, 2014, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Counties Beaver County, UT, Carbon County, UT, Emery County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Iron County, UT, Juab County, UT, Kane County, UT, Millard County, UT, Piute County, UT, Sanpete County, UT, Sevier County, UT, Utah County, UT, Washington County, UT, Wayne County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 3052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
377 WWUS85 KSLC 222150 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 350 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 UTZ492-495-231200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140723T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 350 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 495... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 495... 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 WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS...LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ UTZ488-489-493-496-231200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 350 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...493 AND 496... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS...LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ478-231200- /O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 350 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 7000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
6 follow-up statements
164 WWUS85 KSLC 230017 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 UTZ492-495-231200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140723T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 495... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS 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...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING INTO THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ UTZ488-489-493-496-231200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...493 AND 496.. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ UTZ478-231200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BELOW 7000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
189 WWUS85 KSLC 230017 CCA RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 UTZ492-495-231200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140723T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 495... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS 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...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE RECOVERING INTO THE 20-30 PERCENT RANGE OVERNIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ UTZ488-489-493-496-231200- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...493 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ478-231200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 617 PM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BELOW 7000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL REDEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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)
560 WWUS85 KSLC 230954 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 354 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 UTZ488-489-492-493-495-496-231800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 354 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...492...493...495 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ UTZ478-231800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 354 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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)
606 WWUS85 KSLC 230954 CCA RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 354 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 UTZ488-489-492-493-495-496-231800- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 354 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...492...493...495 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT INTO THIS EVENING. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ UTZ478-231800- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 354 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BELOW 7000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE ENTIRE ZONE 478... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
133 WWUS85 KSLC 231742 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1142 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 UTZ488-489-492-493-495-496-240000- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.140723T1800Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 1142 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...492...493...495 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ478-240000- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 1142 AM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BELOW 7000 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
532 WWUS85 KSLC 232057 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 257 PM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 UTZ488-489-492-493-495-496-240400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 257 PM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 488...489...492...493...495 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...COMBINATION OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ478-240400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-140724T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 257 PM MDT WED JUL 23 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS BELOW 7000 FEET ...AS WELL AS DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 15-25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...DECREASING OVERNIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF ZONE 478. STORMS WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AND WILL MOVE OVER ADJACENT VALLEYS. MOST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DRY...THOUGH SOME STORMS MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY WETTING RAIN. REGARDLESS... LIGHTNING WILL RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS. * OUTFLOW WINDS...WILL BE GUSTY AND ERRATIC IN THE VICINITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND MAY CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. * IMPACTS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN AN AREA WITH DRY FUELS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN NEW FIRE STARTS WEDNESDAY. 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)
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 22, 10:15 AM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 10:15 AM MDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1015 AM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TODAY. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...AND COULD LINGER ACROSS MAINLY SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. && .DISCUSSION...THE FORECAST AREA REMAINS UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT THIS MORNING ON THE BACK SIDE OF A RIDGE PRESENTLY CENTERED OVER COLORADO. AIRMASS IS CURRENTLY QUITE DRY OVER MUCH OF THE AREA WITH WIDESPREAD PWS OF 0.4 INCH OR LESS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS NORTHWEST UTAH WHERE PWS ARE IN THE 0.6 TO 0.7 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER...DRIER PWS WILL CONTINUE NORTHWARD TODAY...LIMITING CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. MAXES ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT ON THE WARM SIDE THIS AFTERNOON...A COUPLE OF DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO OVER SOUTHERN UTAH AND UP TO 5F ABOVE THOSE VALUES OVER NORTHERN UTAH. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS IN SOME LOCATIONS WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS. AS THE DRIER AIR OVER THE STATE CONTINUES TO SHIFT NORTHWARD THIS EVENING...A MORE MOIST AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN UTAH. BY TOMORROW...PWS IN EXCESS OF 1.0 INCH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF UTAH WHILE NORTHERN UTAH REMAINS ON THE DRY SIDE. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOME ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH SOME POSSIBILITY OF DRY MICROBURSTS...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE MOISTURE GRADIENT. BY THURSDAY...A TROUGH MOVING NORTH OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THE RIDGE AND RESULT IN A MORE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MORE NORTH TO SOUTH MOISTURE GRADIENT...WITH NORTHERN UTAH REMAINING DRY AND MOISTURE LINGERING OVER SOUTHERN UTAH. THIS SYSTEM IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MOVE A DRY FRONT INTO THE NORTH...BRINGING MAXES BACK TO NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. NO UPDATES EXPECTED TO THE FORECAST THIS MORNING. && .AVIATION...THE SLC TERMINAL WILL SEE VFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BETWEEN 19Z AND 21Z. && .FIRE WEATHER...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. PORTIONS OF NORTHERN UTAH HAVE WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING DUE TO A SHALLOW...WEAK FRONT THAT MOVED INTO NORTHERN UTAH YESTERDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WINDS ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS OF THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHWEST. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. AS A RESULT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHERN AND SOUTHEAST UTAH WHERE THE MOISTURE IS THE DEEPEST. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN IS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN UTAH. ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST UTAH...MOISTURE WILL REMAIN CONFINED TO THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...AND THERE IS CONCERN THAT THERE IS A THREAT FOR ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA. THE OTHER CONCERN FOR TOMORROW IS THAT CRITICAL WINDS WILL SURFACE IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF UTAH. A SHALLOW FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST UTAH THURSDAY MORNING...ADVANCING INTO CENTRAL UTAH BY EVENING. THIS IS A WEAK FRONT...AND THE MAIN IMPACT WILL BE A SHIFT OF SURFACE WINDS TO THE NORTH WITH THE FRONT. AGAIN...CRITICAL WINDS MAY SURFACE ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE IS LOW AT THIS TIME WHETHER WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY TO WARRANT ANY HIGHLIGHTS. WHILE CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT CONVECTION WILL DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON...THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN HOW WIDESPREAD DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST UTAH. && .SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... UT...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR UTZ478-492-495. WY...NONE. && PUBLIC/AVIATION...TRAPHAGAN FIRE WEATHER...HOSENFELD 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 22, 4:56 AM MDT, 10 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 456 AM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-231200- 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- 456 AM MDT TUE JUL 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW IS OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY...AND THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEYS OF UTAH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF UTAH ON WEDNESDAY...AND COULD PRODUCE ISOLATED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOME MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY BRINGING A RENEWED THREAT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE MOISTURE COULD PERSIST ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTH AND EAST THURSDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. .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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 6:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Box Elder | 49 min |
| Jul 21, 6:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | 49 min |
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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.