Red Flag Warning for Color Country West Desert; Mojave Desert
Impacts: Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
Official alert brief
The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for dry thunderstorms and gusty outflow winds, which is in effect from noon Friday to midnight MDT Saturday night. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert.
WINDS
Friday and Saturday, southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
Friday and Saturday as low as 5 percent with little to no 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 strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.