1223 PM MDT THU JUN 12 2014
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY 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 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. 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FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 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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