RED FLAG WARNING Continues through 10PM Thursday evening for Hot Dry and Windy conditions and VERY dry fuels

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO

533 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

..GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HIGH HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER HIGH TODAY AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY...

.A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO CANADA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT FUEL MOISTURE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD TODAY AND FRIDAY...AND PERHAPS INTO THE WEEKEND FOR SOME ZONES.

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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-

533 AM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDEX OF 6 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND HIGH HAINES INDEX OF 6 FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...

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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO

  FORECAST AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 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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