Red Flag Warning issued August 31 at 10:18AM MDT until August 31 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Saltlake
…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478…
479…480…481…482…483…484…488…489…492…493…494…
495…496 AND 498…
* AFFECTED AREA…Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert…Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains…Fire Weather Zone 480 Uinta Mountains…Fire Weather Zone 481 Western Ashley National Forest…Fire Weather Zone 482 Western Uintah Basin…
Fire Weather Zone 483 Southern Ashley National Forest…Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau…Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National Forest…Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell…Fire Weather Zone 492 Central Utah West Desert…Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains…Fire Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains…Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert…Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.
* WINDS…West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…Minimum values of 10 to 15 percent across most areas.
* IMPACTS…Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any fire starts may spread rapidly.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Humidity values will increase behind a cold front moving south across the state this afternoon through tonight. Winds will shift to the north behind the front and remain elevated through this evening.
