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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
251 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2019
UTZ478-492-495-151200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0010.190916T0200Z-190917T1000Z/
SALT LAKE DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-
COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-
251 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2019
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 478...492 AND 495...
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 EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 492 CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT.
* WINDS...INCREASINGLY GUSTY SUNDAY EVENING AND NIGHT FROM THE
SOUTH GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH. WINDS PEAK MONDAY WITH GUSTS OF 35
TO 55 MPH, BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING AFTER A WIND SWITCH TO
THE NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...POOR RH RECOVERY SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER REACHING
SINGLE DIGITS ON SUNDAY. RH DROPS TO BETWEEN 8-15% MONDAY,
RISING MONDAY NIGHT WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND VERY STRONG WINDS
IS FORECAST. THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES.
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.
UTZ494-497-498-151200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0010.190916T1600Z-190917T1000Z/
HENRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE-
251 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2019
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
MONDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 494...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 MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND
STAIRCASE.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING MONDAY MORNING, PEAKING
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING TO 12-15% MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IS
FORECAST. THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO RAPID SPREAD OF FIRES.
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.
UTZ482-489-151200-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0010.190916T1600Z-190917T0600Z/
WESTERN UINTAH BASIN-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
251 PM MDT SAT SEP 14 2019
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 482 AND 489...
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 MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTAH BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL.
* LIGHTNING...DRY THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY NOT SEE WETTING RAINS
DURING THIS PERIOD.
* WINDS...OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS, WIND GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. NEAR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, WINDS WILL BE STRONG
AND ERRATIC.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND STRONG WINDS
IS FORECAST. THESE CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO NEW FIRE STARTS AND RAPID
SPREAD OF FIRES.
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
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