...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 ...
* AFFECTED AREA ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 497 MOJAVE DESERT OUTSIDE OF THE ST GEORGE AREA.
* WINDS ...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 15 CORRIDOR FROM THE TOWN OF WASHINGTON TO THE IRON COUNTY LINE ...AND ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY ALONG THE SOUTHWEST SLOPES OF THE BULL VALLEY AND BEAVER DAM MOUNTAINS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY ...REMAINING NEAR OR BELOW 15 PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
* IMPACTS ...THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS ...GUSTY WINDS ...AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS ...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW ...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS ...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
&& ROGOWSKI
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