Salt Lake City, UT Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 478 AND 479...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert and
Fire Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains.

* THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered dry thunderstorms are expected to
develop during the afternoon hours on Tuesday, bringing
potential for frequent lightning strikes from storms producing
little to no rainfall.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...A dry low level environment will promote
potential for storms to produce strong outflow wind gusts in
excess of 30-35 mph with around a 40-50 percent chance of
gusts exceeding 45 mph.

* 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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