RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES into Saturday for HOT DRY WINDY conditions and VERY dry fuels!

#LaPlataCo is under continuing fire weather warnings.
Remember that there are fire restrictions throughout the region.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
310 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF 6...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY AS ENERGY ROTATES AROUND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED NORTH OF MONTANA ALONG THE ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN BORDER. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOONS AND EARLY EVENINGS AND WILL COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-DURANGO FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-BOOK CLIFFS-

310 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...290...291...292...293 AND ZONES 203 AND
207 BOTH BELOW 9000 FEET...AND UTAH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 486 AND
487 BOTH BELOW 7000 FEET...

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...290...291...292...293 AND ZONES 203 AND
207 BOTH BELOW 9000 FEET...AND UTAH FIRE WEATHER ZONES 486 AND
487 BOTH BELOW 7000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...

IN COLORADO...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 9000 FEET GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST
AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9000 FEET DURANGO FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 BELOW 10500 FEET GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST
AREA.

IN UTAH...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 BOOK CLIFFS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...6 HIGH.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED
BURNS AND AGRICULTURAL BURNS IS POSSIBLE. OPEN BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.

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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
310 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 BELOW 7000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA TODAY...UTAH FIRE ZONE 484 BELOW 7000 FEET...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...6 HIGH.

* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED
BURNS AND AGRICULTURAL BURNS IS POSSIBLE. OPEN BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.

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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)



www.weather.gov/