Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
1053 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025

UTZ483-484-488-489-492>498-031300-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0009.250804T1800Z-250806T0300Z/
Southern Ashley National Forest-Tavaputs Plateau-
Manti National Forest-San Rafael Swell-Central Utah West Desert-
Central Utah Mountains-Henry Mountains-Color Country West Desert-
Color Country Mountains-Mojave Desert-Grand Staircase-
1053 PM MDT Sat Aug 2 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 9 PM
MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 483, 484, 488, 489, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, AND 498...

* AFFECTED AREA...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,
  Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave Desert and Fire Weather Zone 498
  Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 to 35 mph both
  Monday and Tuesday afternoons.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the 5 to 9 percent range each
  afternoon with very poor overnight recoveries.

* 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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