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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
202 PM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025

UTZ492-495-497-498-031100-
/O.NEW.KSLC.FW.A.0002.250704T1800Z-250705T0300Z/
Central Utah West Desert-Color Country West Desert-Mojave Desert-
Grand Staircase-
202 PM MDT Wed Jul 2 2025

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 492, 495, 497, AND 498...

The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in
effect from Friday afternoon through Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West
  Desert, Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert, Fire
  Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand
  Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest winds around 15-25 mph with gusts to 30-35
  mph are likely to develop Friday afternoon across much of
  southwestern and south-central Utah.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...A drier air mass moving into southern Utah
  will result in relative humidity falling to the 10 to 15 percent
  range across a wide swath of southwestern and south-central Utah.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Fire Weather Watch means that there is a potential for critical
fire weather conditions. Continue to monitor for the latest
forecasts and for possible Red Flag Warnings.

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For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/saltlakecity