Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Salt Lake City, UT
Areas Affected: Color Country West Desert
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 4:39pm MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 4:39pm MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 1:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 9:00am MDT
Event Ends: Sunday 12:00am MDT
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City UT
...PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495... ...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 NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 495... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 495 Color Country West Desert. * WINDS...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent with little overnight 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.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.841e567393ad3eb0c3ce7f8c3093d6108f6002bd.004.1 Codes: UTZ495 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.841e567393ad3eb0c3ce7f8c3093d6108f6002bd.004.1