RED FLAG WARNING issued for #LaPlataCo Friday Hot and Dry with Dry Lightning and gusty erratic outflow winds

WWUS85 KGJT 281031
RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
431 AM MDT FRI JUN 28 2013

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY OVER THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND UTAH PORTIONS OF THE TAVAPUTS PLATEAU FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...

.THUNDERSTORMS WITH NARROW RAIN SHAFTS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH A RISING THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS.

COZ207-291-UTZ483-484-487-282245-
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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA- SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-BOOK CLIFFS-
431 AM MDT FRI JUN 28 2013

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...291...483...484 AND 487...

* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA.
IN UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 TAVAPUTS PLATEAU AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 BOOK CLIFFS.

* THUNDERSTORMS...THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL LITTLE
RAINFALL IS ON THE INCREASE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR DRY LIGHTNING
WILL BE FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* OUTFLOW WINDS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ERRATIC AND PEAK GUSTS OF
50 MPH MAY OCCUR.

* IMPACTS...CRITICAL DRY THUNDERSTORM THREAT EXIST WITH
LIGHTNING OCCURRING OUTSIDE OF NARROW RAIN SHAFTS. COMBINED
WITH DRY FUELS...THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING IS ENHANCED.

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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