Fire Weather Watch for Southeast Utah
Impacts: Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
Official alert brief
AFFECTED AREA
In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah.
TIMING
For the Red Flag Warning, until 10 PM MDT this evening. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday afternoon through late Saturday night.
WINDS
Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
5 to 10 percent.
IMPACTS
Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
Instructions
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.