Red Flag Warning for Central Utah Mountains
Impacts: Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
Official alert brief
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains.
THUNDERSTORMS
Wednesday until 11 PM, Scattered dry thunderstorms with numerous outflow wind gusts to around 40 mph and isolated widely scattered wind gusts to around 60 mph.
WINDS
Friday and Saturday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph with little relief Friday night.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Friday and Saturday, as low as 5 percent. Little to no overnight recovery Friday night.
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 lightning...dry fuel conditions...and gusty microburst winds will create favorable conditions for new fire starts and extreme fire behavior. 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.