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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1001 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2026
UTZ482-488-489-493-496-152000-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0006.260616T1800Z-260618T0300Z/
WESTERN UINTAH BASIN-MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-
1001 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 482, 488, 489, 493, AND 496...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTAH BASIN,
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.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
DECREASE IN THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD BETWEEN TUESDAY EVENING AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...FALLING INTO THE 6 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS ACROSS LOWER ELEVATIONS, AND 8
TO 14 PERCENT ABOVE 8000 FEET. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY
REMAINING BELOW 30 PERCENT TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANY
NEW FIRE STARTS OR EXISTING FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
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