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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
214 AM MDT TUE JUL 1 2025
UTZ488-493-496-012315-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0003.250701T1800Z-250702T0300Z/
MANTI NATIONAL FOREST-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-
COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-
214 AM MDT TUE JUL 1 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 488, 493, AND 496...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 488 MANTI NATIONAL FOREST,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 493 CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS AND FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
AFTER NOON TODAY. THESE STORMS WILL BE A MIX OF DRY AND WET, BUT
EXCEPTIONALLY DRY FUELS IN THE AREA WILL ALLOW FOR FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR LIGHTNING IGNITIONS.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 40-50
MPH ARE EXPECTED, WITH A 10 PERCENT CHANCE OF EXCEEDING 55 MPH.
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. NEW
FIRE STARTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LIGHTNING, AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS
IN THE VICINITY OF NEW AND EXISTING FIRES MAY LEAD TO RAPID FIRE
SPREAD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR ARE IMMINENT. A COMBINATION OF
LIGHTNING...DRY FUEL CONDITIONS...AND GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS WILL
CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR NEW FIRE STARTS AND EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
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