Headline:
Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 3:29AM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Event:
Red Flag Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 26, 2026 - 2:29am
Expires:
June 26, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
...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...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY
NIGHT TO 3 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495...
* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West
Desert.
* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Winds
will decrease but remain elevated after midnight through
Saturday morning, increasing once again to southwest 20 to 30
mph with gusts to 50 mph by late Saturday morning.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 10 percent Friday afternoon
and evening and 10 to 15 percent Saturday afternoon and evening.
Little to no recovery Friday night.
* IMPACTS...This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation. Extreme
fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or
existing fires may spread rapidly.
Instruction:
This is a Particularly Dangerous Situation that poses a
significant threat to life and property in the event of a
wildfire start or with an existing fire. Residents are urged to
assemble an emergency supply kit and know their evacuation
routes. In some cases, safe and timely evacuation may not be
possible should a fire approach. Have multiple ways to receive
instructions from emergency services, and evacuate if ordered to
or if a fire threatens.
Area Description:
Color Country West Desert
Forcast Office:
NWS Salt Lake City UT
Sender: