Tuesday, June 17, 2014

RED FLAG WARNING continues through Wednesday in addition to Wind Advisory for 50mph gusts

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
309 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...290...292...293...AND ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7PM WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...

COZ207-180515-
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/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0020.140618T1800Z-140619T0100Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140618T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
309 PM MDT TUE JUN 17 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY 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 9500 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
FORECAST AREA BELOW 9500 FEET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD.

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/

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