Red Flag Warning
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
141 AM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025

UTZ481>484-489-492>496-498-271545-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250728T0300Z/
Western Ashley National Forest-Western Uintah Basin-
Southern Ashley National Forest-Tavaputs Plateau-San Rafael Swell-
Central Utah West Desert-Central Utah Mountains-Henry Mountains-
Color Country West Desert-Color Country Mountains-Grand Staircase-
141 AM MDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 481,
482, 483, 484, 489, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, AND 498...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 481 Western Ashley National
  Forest, Fire Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin, Fire
  Weather Zone 483 Southern Ashley National Forest, Fire Weather
  Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau, Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael
  Swell, Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert, Fire
  Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 494
  Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West
  Desert, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire
  Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 to 35
  mph, trending downwards by late Sunday evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 percent. Very poor overnight
  recoveries Saturday night and Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
  new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

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