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Red Flag Warning 10, NWS Salt Lake City, UT

June 27, 20174 counties in Utah

NWS Salt Lake City, UT issued this red flag warning at Jun 27, 2017, 2:54 PM MDT for 4 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 28, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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, 2017, 2:54 PM MDT (20:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 28, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 28, 2017, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Salt Lake City, UT

Counties Juab County, UT, Millard County, UT, Sanpete County, UT, Washington County, UT

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 226 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2017-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salt Lake City I, UT at 12:00Z on 2017-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-331 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3029 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

625 
WWUS85 KSLC 272054
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
254 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2017

UTZ492-497-281100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.W.0010.170628T1600Z-170629T0400Z/
Central Utah West Desert-Mojave Desert-
254 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND
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 to 10 PM MDT Wednesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert 
  and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause 
  critical fire weather conditions tomorrow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions 
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of 
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can 
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ478-281100-
/O.EXB.KSLC.FW.W.0008.170628T1600Z-170629T0400Z/
Salt Lake Desert-
254 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478...

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 to 10 PM MDT Wednesday.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 8-12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause 
  critical fire weather conditions tomorrow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are
either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong
winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ479-482-484-488-489-494-281100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Wasatch Mountains-Western Uintah Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-
Manti National Forest-San Rafael Swell-Henry Mountains-
254 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479...
482...484...488...489 AND 494...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains...Fire 
  Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin...Fire Weather Zone 484 
  Tavaputs Plateau...Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National 
  Forest...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire 
  Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-10 percent. 

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause 
  critical fire weather conditions through tomorrow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ493-495-496-498-281100-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Central Utah Mountains-Color Country West Desert-
Color Country Mountains-Grand Staircase-
254 PM MDT Tue Jun 27 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493...
495...496 AND 498...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains...
   Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert...Fire 
  Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 
  498 Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause 
  critical fire weather conditions through tomorrow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or are imminent. 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
2 follow-up statements
014 
WWUS85 KSLC 280744
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
144 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

UTZ479-482-484-488-489-494-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Wasatch Mountains-Western Uintah Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-
Manti National Forest-San Rafael Swell-Henry Mountains-
144 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
479...482...484...488...489 AND 494...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains...Fire 
  Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin...Fire Weather Zone 484 
  Tavaputs Plateau...Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National 
  Forest...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell and Fire 
  Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today. Scattered thunderstorms
  will also potentially start new fires due to lightning near the
  Idaho border.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ493-495-496-498-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Central Utah Mountains-Color Country West Desert-
Color Country Mountains-Grand Staircase-
144 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
493...495...496 AND 498...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains...
   Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert...Fire 
  Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 
  498 Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ478-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.170628T1600Z-170629T0400Z/
Salt Lake Desert-
144 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 8-12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today. Scattered thunderstorms
  will also potentially start new fires due to lightning near the
  Idaho border.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ492-497-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0010.170628T1600Z-170629T0400Z/
Central Utah West Desert-Mojave Desert-
144 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND 497...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert 
  and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. 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
867 
WWUS85 KSLC 282048
RFWSLC

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
248 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

UTZ482-484-488-489-494-291300-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170630T0400Z/
Western Uintah Basin-Tavaputs Plateau-Manti National Forest-
San Rafael Swell-Henry Mountains-
248 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 482...484...
488...489 AND 494...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin... 
  Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau...Fire Weather Zone 488 
  Manti National Forest...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell 
  and Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains.

* WINDS...West to southwest winds the rest of today 15 to 25 mph
  with gusts up to 35 mph. Northwest winds on Thursday afternoon
  and evening 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-10 percent
  both today and Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today and again Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ493-496-498-291300-
/O.EXT.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170630T0400Z/
Central Utah Mountains-Color Country Mountains-Grand Staircase-
248 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493...
496 AND 498...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah
  Mountains...Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and 
  Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph the rest
  of today. West to northwest winds on Thursday afternoon and
  evening 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. 

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-10 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause 
  critical fire weather conditions today and again Thursday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ478-495-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Salt Lake Desert-Color Country West Desert-
248 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...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...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert and 
  Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest to west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 8-12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today. Lightning with scattered
  thunderstorms along the Idaho border will also potentially start
  new fires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now, or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ492-497-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Central Utah West Desert-Mojave Desert-
248 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
492 AND 497...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert 
  and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 5-9 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause 
  critical fire weather conditions today.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ479-290400-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-170629T0400Z/
Wasatch Mountains-
248 PM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
479...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Afternoon minimums as low as 10-15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds and low humidities will combine to cause
  critical fire weather conditions today. Lightning with scattered
  thunderstorms along the Idaho border will also potentially start
  new fires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now...or are imminent. 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

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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.