IRON COUNTY — The National Weather Service has issued a “Fire Weather Watch” for much of Washington, Iron, Kane and Garfield counties. This is a “critical fire conditions” alert in effect from Thursday morning to Friday evening for wind and relative low humidity.
Affected area
Large portions of Washington, Iron, Kane and Garfield counties (see map insert).
Winds
Southwest winds 15-20 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Relative humidity
Relative humidity values in the afternoons are expected to be down between 8 and 12 percent.
Impacts
The combination of strong winds and low relative humidity is expected to create hazardous fire weather conditions where fuels are critically dry.
Precautionary, preparedness actions
A Fire Weather Watch means that there is a potential for critical fire weather conditions. Continue to monitor for the latest forecasts and for possible red flag warnings.
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Is there a fire somewhere? The skies have been looking pretty murky.
That’s just hot air from Herbert, Swallow,Shurtleff,Reyes and Orrin.
Does anyone know where the smoke/haze is coming from? It’s all over the St. George and surrounding areas.
It’s called smog