RED FLAG WARNING in effect for #LaPlataCo today gusty and dry conditions up to 9000ft #COfire

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From: EWARN- [mailto:ldad@noaa.gov]
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2014 5:56 PM
Subject: DENRFWGJT
Importance: High

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014

CORRECTED TO MENTION ELEVATIONS AFFECTED

..RED FLAG WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290 AND
292 BELOW 10000 FEET...ZONE 293 BELOW 9500 FEET...AND ZONE 207 BELOW 9000 FEET...

.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...COMBINING WITH VERY DRY AND WARMER THAN NORMAL CONDITIONS. WHILE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING IN THE VALLEYS...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ALONG MID SLOPES THROUGH MOST OF THE NIGHT. THESE SLOPES WILL ALSO SEE POOR NIGHTTIME HUMIDITY RECOVERY. WINDS WILL AGAIN STRENGTHEN MIDDAY TUESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EARLY EVENING. THEREFORE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE PARADOX VALLEY...NORTH FORK...AND GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREAS...WHERE FUELS ARE CRITICALLY DRY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AFTER A STORM MOVES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
545 PM MDT MON MAY 5 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR AREAS BELOW 9000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
FORECAST AREA BELOW 9000 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID
FIRE GROWTH AND SIGNIFICANT CONTROL PROBLEMS. EXTRA CARE
SHOULD BE TAKEN WHEN DISPOSING OF SMOKING MATERIALS...DOUSING
CAMPFIRES...AND OPERATING ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES.

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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