Salt Lake City, Utah

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Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Color Country West Desert
Effective: 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:30 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-06-28 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 3:29AM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Salt Lake Desert; Wasatch Mountains; Western Uintah Basin; Tavaputs Plateau; Manti National Forest; Central Utah West Desert; Mojave Desert
Effective: 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:30 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-06-28 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 3:29AM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert, Fire
Weather Zone 479 Wasatch Mountains, Fire Weather Zone 482
Western Uintah Basin, Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau,
Fire Weather Zone 488 Manti National Forest, Fire Weather Zone
492 Central Utah West Desert and Fire Weather Zone 497 Mojave
Desert.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Winds will
decrease overnight Friday. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts
to 45 mph will redevelop Saturday afternoon and continue into
Saturday evening.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 10 percent Friday afternoon
and evening and 10 to 15 percent Saturday afternoon and evening.
Poor overnight recovery south of I-80, with little to no
recovery south and east of a line from near Ibapah to Provo to
Moon Lake.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Central Utah Mountains; Color Country Mountains
Effective: 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:30 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-06-28 @ 4:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 3:29AM MDT until June 28 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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 ZONES 493 AND 496...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 493 Central Utah Mountains
and Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains.

* 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.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): San Rafael Swell; Henry Mountains; Grand Staircase
Effective: 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:30 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-06-28 @ 10:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-06-26 @ 4:29 am
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 3:29AM MDT until June 28 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
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...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 489 San Rafael Swell, Fire
Weather Zone 494 Henry Mountains and Fire Weather Zone 498
Grand Staircase.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph. Gusts will be as high as 45 mph
Friday afternoon and evening, increase to as high as 50 mph
Saturday afternoon and evening, and remain as high as 45 mph
Sunday afternoon and evening. Winds will decrease but remain
elevated Friday night and Saturday night.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 to 10 percent each afternoon and
evening. Little to no recovery Friday night. Overnight recovery
will improve but still remain around 25 to 35 percent Saturday
night.

* IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any
new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.

Alert: Wind Advisory
Area(s): Western Millard and Juab Counties; Eastern Juab/Millard Counties; Sanpete Valley; Sevier Valley; Southwest Utah; Lower Washington County; Upper Sevier River Valleys; Bryce Canyon Country; South Central Utah
Effective: 2026-06-26 @ 3:54 am -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 10:00 am -> 2026-06-27 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-06-26 @ 3:54 am
Headline: Wind Advisory issued June 26 at 2:54AM MDT until June 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Description: * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Juab/Millard Counties, Sanpete Valley, Sevier
Valley, Western Millard and Juab Counties, Bryce Canyon Country,
South Central Utah, Upper Sevier River Valleys, Lower Washington
County, and Southwest Utah.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to midnight MDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few
power outages may result. Blowing dust may reduce visibility.

Alert: Wind Advisory
Area(s): Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains
Effective: 2026-06-26 @ 3:54 am -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 7:00 pm -> 2026-06-27 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Salt Lake City UT on 2026-06-26 @ 3:54 am
Headline: Wind Advisory issued June 26 at 2:54AM MDT until June 27 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT
Description: * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph near
Wendover and south and east of the Raft River Range. Northwest
winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph elsewhere.

* WHERE...Great Salt Lake Desert and Mountains.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to midnight MDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few
power outages may result. Blowing dust may reduce visibility on
I-80 from Wendover to Grantsville.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Eastern Uintah Basin
Effective: 2026-06-25 @ 10:39 pm -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-06-28 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Grand Junction CO on 2026-06-25 @ 10:39 pm
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 25 at 9:39PM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta
Basin.

* TIMING...From noon Friday to midnight MDT Saturday night.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

Alert: Red Flag Warning
Area(s): Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
Effective: 2026-06-25 @ 10:39 pm -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-06-26 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-06-28 @ 1:00 am
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Urgency: Expected
Issued By: NWS Grand Junction CO on 2026-06-25 @ 10:39 pm
Headline: Red Flag Warning issued June 25 at 9:39PM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs,
Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire Weather
Zone 491 Southeast Utah.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon Friday to
midnight MDT Saturday night. For the Fire Weather Watch, from
Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.

Alert: Fire Weather Watch
Area(s): Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
Effective: 2026-06-25 @ 10:39 pm -> 2026-06-26 @ 7:00 pm
Onset: 2026-06-28 @ 1:00 pm -> 2026-06-28 @ 11:00 pm
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Urgency: Future
Issued By: NWS Grand Junction CO on 2026-06-25 @ 10:39 pm
Headline: Fire Weather Watch issued June 25 at 9:39PM MDT until June 28 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Description: * AFFECTED AREA...In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs,
Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire Weather
Zone 491 Southeast Utah.

* TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from noon Friday to
midnight MDT Saturday night. For the Fire Weather Watch, from
Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.