Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Salt Lake City, UT
Areas Affected: Tavaputs Plateau; Color Country Mountains
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 9:43pm MDT
Alert Effective: Monday 9:43pm MDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 2:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Salt Lake City UT
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 484 AND 496... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 484 Tavaputs Plateau and Fire Weather Zone 496 Color Country Mountains. * WINDS...West to northwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph Tuesday afternoon and evening increasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds will decrease in the overnight period between Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Falling into the 6 to 10 percent range Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons across lower elevations, and 8 to 14 percent above 8000 feet. Poor overnight recovery remaining below 30 percent Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Critical fire weather conditions are expected. Any new fire starts or existing fires may spread rapidly.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now...or are imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab533ea307ce3f458801ec64317eb57a68ae6324.002.1 Codes: UTZ484, UTZ496 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ab533ea307ce3f458801ec64317eb57a68ae6324.002.1