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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
1257 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2026
UTZ484-489-492>498-070600-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260608T0400Z/
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0004.260608T0400Z-260611T0400Z/
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-
CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS-COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-
COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-GRAND STAIRCASE-
1257 PM MDT SAT JUN 6 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 484, 489,
492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, AND 498...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 484, 489, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, AND
498...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 TAVAPUTS PLATEAU, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 489 SAN RAFAEL SWELL, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 492
CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH
MOUNTAINS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 494 HENRY MOUNTAINS, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496
COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT
AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERY.
* 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.
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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