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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
230 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
UTZ495>497-122330-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.A.0001.260513T1800Z-260514T0300Z/
COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT-COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS-MOJAVE DESERT-
230 AM MDT TUE MAY 12 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 495, 496, AND 497...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST
DESERT, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 496 COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 10 PERCENT DESERTS, 10 TO 12 PERCENT
COLOR COUNTRY MOUNTAINS. EXPECT POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY BOTH
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANY
NEW FIRE STARTS OR EXISTING FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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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