Waarschuwingen, Capitol Hill

Red Flag Warning issued June 20 at 8:08AM MDT until June 20 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Salt Lake City UT Corrected headline for zone 478 The National Weather Service in Salt Lake City has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM MDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 478 Salt Lake Desert. * THUNDERSTORMS...Widely scattered dry thunderstorms are expected across northwest Utah this afternoon and early evening. * OUTFLOW WINDS...Gusty and erratic outflow winds in excess of 40 mph can be expected near thunderstorms and areas of virga. A few gusts may approach 60 mph. * 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 lightning...dry fuel conditions...and gusty microburst winds will create favorable conditions for new fire starts and extreme fire behavior.