Saturday, May 17, 2014

RED FLAG WARNING today noon to 9 fire weather watch tomorrow



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From: EWARN-
Date:2014/05/17 04:04 (GMT-07:00)
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Subject: DENRFWGJT

WWUS85 KGJT 171004
RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
404 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2014

COZ207-171815-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0007.140517T1800Z-140518T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0004.140518T1800Z-140519T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0005.140519T1800Z-140520T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
404 AM MDT SAT MAY 17 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING BELOW 8000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
  FORECAST AREA BELOW 8000 FEET. .FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW
  9500 FEET SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* WIND...WEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. SHIFTING TO
  THE SOUTHWEST AND POTENTIALLY MORE WINDY SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. POSSIBLY DRIER
  SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
  WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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.

&&

$$

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

www.weather.gov/

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