Alert archive / Utah / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Salt Lake City, UT
NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2016, 1:45 PM MDT for 12 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 28, 2016, 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
- Jun 27, 2016, 1:45 PM MDT (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 28, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 28, 2016, 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, San Juan County, UT, Sanpete County, UT, Washington County, UT, Wayne County, UT
The radar
The Cedar City radar (KICX), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:42 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 259 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
- 3534 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
278 WWUS85 KSLC 271945 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 145 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 UTZ488-272045- /O.CAN.KSLC.FW.A.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ MANTI NATIONAL FOREST- 145 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH. FUELS HAVE BEEN DEEMED NON-CRITICAL FOR ZONE 488. $$ UTZ489-494-495-497-498-280345- /O.UPG.KSLC.FW.A.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-HENRY MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 145 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...494...495...497 AND 498... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING...BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
7 follow-up statements
901 WWUS85 KSLC 272022 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 222 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 UTZ492-281200- /O.EXA.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT- 222 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492... 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 TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING...BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ UTZ489-494-495-497-498-281200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-HENRY MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT- MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 222 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...494...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING...BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
068 WWUS85 KSLC 272027 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 227 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 UTZ489-492-494-495-497-498-280830- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-HENRY MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 227 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING...BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
341 WWUS85 KSLC 272047 AAA RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 247 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 UTZ489-492-494-495-497-498-281200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-HENRY MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 247 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING... BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
291 WWUS85 KSLC 272112 CCB RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 312 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 UTZ489-492-494-495-497-498-281200- /O.COR.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-HENRY MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 312 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING... BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD CAN RESULT IN FIRE STARTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
395 WWUS85 KSLC 272135 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 335 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 UTZ489-492-494-495-497-498-281200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-HENRY MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 335 PM MDT MON JUN 27 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE TUESDAY EVENING... BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD CAN RESULT IN FIRE STARTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
558 WWUS85 KSLC 280755 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 155 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016 UTZ489-492-494-495-497-498-282200- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.160628T1800Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-HENRY MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 155 AM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495...497 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH INCLUDING FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING... BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD CAN RESULT IN FIRE STARTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
135 WWUS85 KSLC 282017 RFWSLC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT 217 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016 UTZ489-492-494-495-498-291200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0002.160629T1600Z-160630T0400Z/ /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160629T0400Z/ SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-HENRY MOUNTAINS- COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE- 217 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495 AND 498... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 489...492...494...495 AND 498... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING... BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD CAN RESULT IN FIRE STARTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ478-291200- /O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0002.160629T1600Z-160630T0400Z/ SALT LAKE DESERT- 217 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD CAN RESULT IN FIRE STARTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ UTZ497-290400- /O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160629T0400Z/ MOJAVE DESERT- 217 PM MDT TUE JUN 28 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY PERIOD FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN UTAH THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL LIKELY HAVE LITTLE RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING...BUT COULD PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * WINDS...ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...LIGHTNING IS EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DUE TO AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS...ANY FIRES THAT START FROM THE LIGHTNING CAN SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS MAY RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTREMELY DRY PERIOD CAN RESULT IN FIRE STARTS THAT SPREAD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY...ANY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE FIRE STARTS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
Nearby
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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.