THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A REDFLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH SOUTH OF I-80.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ANY NEW FIRE STARTS OR EXISTING FIRES MAY SPREAD RAPIDLY.