FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED JUNE 23 AT 12:50PM MDT UNTIL JUNE 28 AT 3:00AM MDT
Effective: 2026-06-23 12:50:00
Expires: 2026-06-28 03:00:00
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City UT
Alert Text
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 478 SALT LAKE DESERT, FIREWEATHER 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495 COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 TO 50 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 5 PERCENT WITH LITTLE TO NO 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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Target Area
SALT LAKE DESERT, WESTERN UINTAH BASIN, TAVAPUTS PLATEAU, MANTI NATIONAL FOREST, SAN RAFAEL SWELL, CENTRAL UTAH WEST DESERT, COLOR COUNTRY WEST DESERT, MOJAVE DESERT
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