Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 11, 2014, 1:46 PM MDT for 12 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 12, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 36 hr. 9 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
- Jun 11, 2014, 1:46 PM MDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 12, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2014, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Counties Beaver County, UT, Box Elder County, UT, Davis County, UT, Garfield County, UT, Iron County, UT, Kane County, UT, Salt Lake County, UT, San Juan County, UT, Tooele County, UT, Utah County, UT, Washington County, UT, Wayne County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 16 E Wendover, UT | 2 SEMI TRUCKS BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 80 AT MM16 |
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 16 E Wendover, UT | SEMI BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 80 AT MM16 |
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 W Knolls, UT | I80 AT MILEPOST 29 SENSOR UT33 |
| Jun 12, 3:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Barro, UT | I-80 AT MP 29 - 4125 FT |
| Jun 12, 4:41 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 61 | 2 Nnw Tooele, UT | TOOELE SENSOR AU720 |
| Jun 12, 4:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Tooele, UT | TOOELE - 4705 FT |
| Jun 12, 5:00 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Salt Lake City, UT | LARGE HEALTHY TREE SNAPPED HALF WAY UP. PICTURE SUPPLIED BY MEDIA. |
| Jun 12, 5:15 PM MDT | TSTM WND DMG | West Point, UT | LARGE HEALTHY TREE DOWNED. PICTURE SUPPLIED BY MEDIA. |
| Jun 12, 8:10 PM MDT | TSTM WND GST 63 | Plymouth, UT | I-15 AT PLYMOUTH |
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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 196 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
- 3312 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
108 WWUS85 KSLC 111946 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 146 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 UTZ497-121200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0004.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 146 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ UTZ495-121200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0004.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 146 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 5500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-121200- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0004.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 146 PM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND 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 WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
6 follow-up statements
419 WWUS85 KSLC 121044 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 444 AM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 UTZ498-122100- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ GRAND STAIRCASE- 444 AM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-122100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 444 AM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ UTZ495-122100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 444 AM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-122100- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.140612T1600Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 444 AM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
680 WWUS85 KSLC 121941 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 141 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 UTZ478-131200- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 141 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 5500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS NORTHWEST UTAH FRIDAY MORNING WITH WINDS SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST BUT REMAINING GUSTY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT...RISING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * DRY THUNDERSTORMS...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE SW TO NE ACROSS THIS ZONE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LOCALLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC DRY MICROBURST WINDS AND ISOLATED LIGHTNING. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-498-131200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 141 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ UTZ495-131200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 141 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ496-131200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 141 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
338 WWUS85 KSLC 131051 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 451 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 UTZ497-498-131900- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 451 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ478-495-131900- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 451 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478 AND 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ UTZ496-131900- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 451 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
924 WWUS85 KSLC 131311 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 711 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 UTZ497-498-132200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 711 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 9 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ UTZ478-132200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 711 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ495-132200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 711 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 11 PERCENT. * 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. && $$ UTZ496-132200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 711 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
453 WWUS85 KSLC 132019 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 219 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 UTZ497-498-141200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 219 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 3 AND 7 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY...RISING TO 4 TO 9 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ478-141200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 219 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 5500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 5500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH SUNDAY AND MONDAY...PERHAPS INTO TUESDAY AS WELL. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY...RISING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ495-141200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 219 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 5500 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 6 AND 9 PERCENT THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY...RISING TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ496-141200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 219 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 8000 FEET FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH THIS EVENING AND SUNDAY...STRENGTHENING MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ ROGOWSKI FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
473 WWUS85 KSLC 140403 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 1003 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 UTZ497-498-141215- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 1003 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...THEN RE-STRENGTHEN TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WILL RECOVER SOME TONIGHT...THEN AFTERNOON MINIMUMS WILL DROP TO LESS THAN 10 PERCENT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ478-141215- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 1003 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 5500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...THEN RE-STRENGTHEN TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS WILL DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...THEN WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ495-141215- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- 1003 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 BELOW 5500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT BELOW 5500 FEET. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...THEN RE-STRENGTHEN TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS WILL DROP BELOW 10 PERCENT ON SUNDAY...THEN WILL LIKELY BE BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. * 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ UTZ496-141215- /O.EXP.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140614T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0005.140615T1800Z-140618T0400Z/ COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS- 1003 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT...THEN RE-STRENGTHEN TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 30 MPH SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AFTERNOON MINIMUMS DOWN TO BETWEEN 10 AND 15 PERCENT SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND FOR POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ 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 Jun 11, 9:23 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 9:23 AM MDT, 4 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
923 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2014
.SYNOPSIS...A WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER SOUTHERN UTAH
TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIEFLY RETURN MIDWEEK...FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER PACIFIC TROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...A WEAK COLD FRONT CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM SOUTH OF
MILFORD TO NORTH OF THE UINTA BASIN. NEAR AND SOUTH OF THIS COLD
FRONT SUFFICIENT MID-LEVEL MOISTURE EXISTS FOR THE CONTINUED
DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS.
THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DESTABILIZE THROUGH THE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON. HIGH BASED CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE
WIDESPREAD AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY SOUTH OF THE COLD FRONT
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN UTAH.
GIVEN THE HIGH BASED NATURE AS WELL AS THE VERY DRY SUBCLOUD
ENVIRONMENT...EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF MICROBURSTS TODAY. A FEW
GUSTS IN THE SEVERE RANGE ARE LIKELY. THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE OF
ANYTHING MORE THAN A HUNDREDTH OR SO OF PRECIPITATION FROM ANY OF
THESE STORMS OUTSIDE OF SOME OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
MAIN QUESTION WITH THE FORECAST PACKAGE FOR THIS AFTERNOON IS
WHETHER UTAHS DIXIE SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH A THREAT OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. DECIDED TO HOLD OFF UPDATING FOR
NOW AS THE AREA LOOKS TO BE ON THE VERY EDGE OF ANY THREAT OF
CONVECTION. OTHERWISE...CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK AND NO
UPDATES ARE ANTICIPATED.
&&
.AVIATION...NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT THE SLC
TERMINAL THROUGH THE DAY IN THE POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. VERY
LITTLE THREAT EXISTS FOR ANY CONVECTION IN THE AREA.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
FOR WEST CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST UTAH AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
COOLER AND SLIGHTLY MORE MOIST ACROSS THE NORTH TODAY BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST ALONG THE COLD
FRONT THIS AFTERNOON...ROUGHLY FROM GREEN RIVER TO CEDAR CITY...AND
SOUTHEASTWARD. MAIN THREATS INCLUDE GUSTY/ERRATIC DRY MICROBURST
WINDS...LIGHTNING...WITH LITTLE RAINFALL.
THE BOUNDARY RETURNS NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TOMORROW...WHERE
CONVECTION WILL FOCUS. MEANWHILE A GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WIND WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH PROMPTING THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. THESE
WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH
WILL BE CROSSING THE WEST DESERT DURING THE AFTERNOON.
MUCH COOLER AND SOMEWHAT MORE MOIST...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH
THIS WEEKEND WITH A LARGE STORM SYSTEM CROSSING THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES. MONDAY IS THE NEXT THREAT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS AS A HOT DRY WIND INCREASES FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF THE
NEXT STORM SYSTEM.
&&
.SLC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
UT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
FOR UTZ495>497.
WY...NONE.
&&
KRUSE/ROGOWSKI
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY/GENERAL/AFD_FAQS.PHP (ALL LOWER CASE)Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 11, 5:45 AM MDT, 8 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 545 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 UTZ001>016-019>021-517-518-WYZ021-121200- 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- 545 AM MDT WED JUN 11 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE COLD FRONT SETTLING INTO SOUTHERN UTAH TODAY WILL BE THE FOCUS OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS AND OCCASIONAL CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING. MINIMAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES NORTH OF THE FRONT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN UTAH WILL RUN CLOSE TO 10 DEGREES COOLER TODAY. THIS IS SPRING RUNOFF SEASON. REMEMBER THAT WATERWAYS ARE RUNNING HIGHER AND ARE VERY COLD. PLEASE KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY FROM THE WATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SIGNIFICANTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL EXIST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS...HOT TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN UTAH WHERE FUELS ARE DEEMED CRITICAL. THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL USHER IN A STRONG COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT... FOLLOWED BY UNSEASONABLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND QUICKLY ON SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER DISTURBANCE ARRIVING EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL TRACK EAST THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY NIGHT...WITH THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEPING SOUTH THROUGH UTAH ON TUESDAY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 6:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | SLC | Tooele | 45 min |
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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.