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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
226 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024

UTZ492-495-050300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-241005T0300Z/
Central Utah West Desert-Color Country West Desert-
226 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 492 AND
495...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert
  and Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 to 14 percent.

* 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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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
226 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024

UTZ479-480-483-488-493-050300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0018.000000T0000Z-241005T0300Z/
Wasatch Mountains-Uinta Mountains-Southern Ashley National Forest-
Manti National Forest-Central Utah Mountains-
226 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 479,
480, 483, 488, AND 493...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains, Fire
  Weather Zone 480 Uinta Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 483
  Southern Ashley National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti
  National Forest and Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah
  Mountains.

* WINDS...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 9 to 15 percent.

* 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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