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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Salt Lake City UT
253 AM MDT Thu Aug 14 2025

UTZ478>484-488-489-493-494-496-498-142200-
/O.CON.KSLC.FW.W.0011.250814T1800Z-250815T0300Z/
Salt Lake Desert-Wasatch Mountains-Uinta Mountains-
Western Ashley National Forest-Western Uintah Basin-
Southern Ashley National Forest-Tavaputs Plateau-
Manti National Forest-San Rafael Swell-Central Utah Mountains-
Henry Mountains-Color Country Mountains-Grand Staircase-
253 AM MDT Thu Aug 14 2025

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 478, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 488, 489, 493,
494, 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 493 Central Utah Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 494
  Henry Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains
  and Fire Weather Zone 498 Grand Staircase.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered thunderstorms will form over the
  higher terrain of Utah during the afternoon and drift into the
  adjacent valleys through the evening. Given the extended
  period of very dry conditions with little to no rain, new
  wildfire starts are likely with any lightning.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds up to 50 mph
  are possible with any thunderstorms.

* 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
lightning...dry fuel conditions...and gusty microburst winds will
create favorable conditions for new fire starts and extreme fire
behavior.

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