Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 2:54PM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR LOCATIONS
INCLUDING MARYSVALE AND JUNCTION IN PIUTE COUNTY, PANGUITCH IN
GARFIELD COUNTY, BEAVER AND MILFORD IN BEAVER COUNTY, CEDAR CITY
AND ENOCH IN IRON COUNTY AND ENTERPRISE AND PINE VALLEY IN
WASHINGTON COUNTY. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE COTTONWOOD FIRE...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert, Fire
Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 482
Western Uintah Basin, Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau,
Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National Forest, Fire Weather Zone
492 Central Utah West Desert and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave
Desert.
* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph through
this evening before decreasing tonight. Southwest winds 20 to
30 mph with gusts to 45 mph will redevelop Saturday afternoon
and continue into Saturday evening.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 3 to 5 percent Friday this
afternoon and evening and 10 to 15 percent Saturday afternoon
and evening. Poor overnight recovery south of I-80, with little
to no recovery south and east of a line from near Ibapah to
Provo to Moon Lake.
* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
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.
Varoitus voimassa pe klo 23:54 - su klo 9:00
