Red Flag Warning for Henry Mountains; Color Country Mountains; Grand Staircase
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 3 AM MDT Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
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 6 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.