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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
226 PM MDT SAT JUL 26 2025
UTZ481>484-489-492>496-498-271130-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250728T0300Z/
WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN UINTAH BASIN-
SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT-CENTRAL UTAH MOUNTAINS-HENRY MOUNTAINS-
COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-GRAND STAIRCASE-
226 PM MDT SAT JUL 26 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 481, 482,
483, 484, 489, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, AND 498...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL
FOREST, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTAH BASIN, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, 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 AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 498 GRAND STAIRCASE.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 TO 35
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. VERY POOR OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES SATURDAY NIGHT.
* 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY
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