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
312 AM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

UTZ495-312330-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250801T0400Z/
Color Country West Desert-
312 AM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
495...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West
  Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 25 to 30 mph
  during the afternoon and evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 8 percent. Very poor
  overnight humidity recoveries during the morning.

* 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 hot temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ493-496-312330-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250803T0400Z/
Central Utah Mountains-Color Country Mountains-
312 AM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT SATURDAY
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 493 AND
496...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains
  and Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 to 35 mph
  during the afternoon and evening each day.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 8 percent. Very poor
  overnight humidity recoveries each morning.

* 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 hot temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ489-492-497-498-312330-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-250801T0400Z/
San Rafael Swell-Central Utah West Desert-Mojave Desert-
Grand Staircase-
312 AM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
489, 492, 497, AND 498...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire
  Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert, Fire Weather Zone
  497 Mojave Desert and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 to 35 mph
  during the afternoon and evening each day.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 8 percent. Very poor
  overnight humidity recoveries during the morning.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 hot temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

UTZ483-484-494-312330-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0008.250731T1800Z-250801T0400Z/
Southern Ashley National Forest-Tavaputs Plateau-Henry Mountains-
312 AM MDT Thu Jul 31 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 483, 484, AND 494...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 483 Southern Ashley National
  Forest, Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau and Fire
  Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 to 35 mph
  during the afternoon and evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 8 percent. Very poor
  overnight humidity recoveries during the morning.

* 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 hot temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

&&

$$

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