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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1104 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
UTZ497-498-180300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260518T0300Z/
MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE-
1104 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANY
NEW FIRE STARTS OR EXISTING FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
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.
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
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