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WWUS85 KSLC 262026  
RFWSLC  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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