Red Flag Warning for Central Utah Mountains; Henry Mountains; Color Country Mountains +1 more
Impacts: Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
UTCentral Utah Mountains; Henry Mountains; Color Country Mountains; Grand Staircase
Official alert brief
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
WINDS
West winds around 15 mph with gusts 25 to 35 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Falling into the 5 to 10 percent range Tuesday afternoon.
IMPACTS
Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
Instructions
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.