Red Flag Warning issued June 25 at 4:39PM 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
489 San Rafael Swell, 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. Winds
may temporarily turn northwesterly and lighter on Friday night
behind an initial cold front before returning to strong out of
the southwest on Saturday.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent with little overnight
recovery Friday night.
IMPACTS: Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
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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.