Red Flag Warning issued August 17 at 3:27AM MDT until August 17 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Saltlake
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LIGHTNING AFTER AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD, MICROBURSTS, GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478, 479, AND 492…
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert, Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert.
* THUNDERSTORMS…Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and shift eastward across the area through this evening.
* OUTFLOW WINDS…Any thunderstorms will bring the threat of strong and erratic outflow winds.
* WINDS…South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 10 percent.
* IMPACTS…Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts could spread rapidly.
