NWS issues Special Weather Statement for very wet weather in SW CO

Be ready for the elements even if you are in an event this weekend. 

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From: EWARN-

Date:2014/05/22 12:26 (GMT-07:00)

To:

Subject: DENSPSGJT

WWUS85 KGJT 221825
SPSGJT

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1225 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2014

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-230630-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN...
MEEKER...RIO BLANCO...COLUMBINE...TOPONAS...
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS AND VICINITY...GRAND JUNCTION...FRUITA...
PALISADE...RIFLE...SILT...PARACHUTE...MESA...GLENWOOD SPRINGS...
EAGLE...CARBONDALE...SKYWAY...ASPEN...VAIL...SNOWMASS...
CEDAREDGE...DELTA...HOTCHKISS...MONTROSE...CRESTED BUTTE...
TAYLOR PARK...MARBLE...BUFORD...TRAPPERS LAKE...GUNNISON...
CIMARRON...RIDGWAY...GLADE PARK...OURAY...TELLURIDE...LAKE CITY...
SILVERTON...RICO...HESPERUS...GATEWAY...NUCLA...CORTEZ...
DOVE CREEK...MANCOS...DURANGO...BAYFIELD...IGNACIO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS AND VICINITY...BLANDING...BLUFF...MEXICAN HAT...
MANILA...DUTCH JOHN...VERNAL...JENSEN...BALLARD...FORT DUCHESNE...
RANDLETT...MOAB...CASTLE VALLEY...THOMPSON SPRINGS...
MONTICELLO AND VICINITY
1225 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2014

..COOLER AND WETTER WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND...

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO
EASTERN ARIZONA BY SATURDAY...AND THEN PUSH EAST ACROSS NEW MEXICO
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. DEEP SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WRAPPING
AROUND THIS STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF EASTERN UTAH AND
WESTERN COLORADO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT FOOTHILLS
FROM CORTEZ EAST TO PAGOSA SPRINGS. SOME SNOW WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...INCLUDING COAL
BANK...MOLAS...RED MOUNTAIN...SLUMGULLION AND LIZARD HEAD. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT OR ABOVE 10000 FEET.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND...WITH HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL UP TO 6 INCHES
POSSIBLE. LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS OF RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED
FROM INTERSTATE 70 NORTH TO THE WYOMING STATE LINE.

EVEN WITH THE COOLER WEATHER SLOWING HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWMELT...
SMALL CREEKS...STREAMS AND RIVERS MAY STILL SEE INCREASED FLOWS
DUE TO THE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION.

TAKE THE TIME NOW TO PREPARE FOR THE EXPECTED COOLER AND WETTER
CONDITIONS OVER THIS MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. MONITOR THE
LATEST FORECAST BY VISITING OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GJT.

$$

www.weather.gov/

RED FLAG WARNING issued by #NWSGJT for #LaPlataCo for the 5th straight day #cofire #cowx

Don't let the morning clouds fool you! Days of dry and windy weather make for dangerous fire conditions.


COZ207-211830-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0012.140521T1700Z-140522T0200Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
430 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...

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

* WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. LOCALIZED RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL
BECOME WIDESPREAD WEDNESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

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

www.weather.gov/

RED FLAG continues today with fire weather again tomorrow

-------- Original message --------

From: EWARN-

Date:2014/05/20 12:12 (GMT-07:00)

To:

Subject: DENRFWGJT

WWUS85 KGJT 201812
RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1212 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014

COZ291-210215-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140521T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0006.140521T1700Z-140522T0200Z/
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
1212 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 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 291...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN
  SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA.

* WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP THROUGH MIDWEEK WILL LIKELY
  SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. LOCALIZED RED FLAG
  CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

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

&&

$$

COZ290-292-210215-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140521T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0006.140521T1700Z-140522T0200Z/
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
1212 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 290 AND 292 ABOVE 8500 FEET...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290 AND 292 ABOVE 8500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX
  VALLEY FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK
  FORECAST AREA ABOVE 8500 FEET.

* WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP THROUGH MIDWEEK WILL LIKELY
  SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. LOCALIZED RED FLAG
  CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

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

&&

$$

COZ207-210215-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-140521T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0006.140521T1700Z-140522T0200Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
1212 PM MDT TUE MAY 20 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...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...

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

* WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP THROUGH MIDWEEK WILL LIKELY
  SPREAD RAPIDLY. BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. LOCALIZED RED FLAG
  CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

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

&&

$$

FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT

www.weather.gov/

Fourth RED FLAG WARNING day in a row for #laplataco Tuesday will be dry and windy again.

-------- Original message --------
From: EWARN- <ldad@noaa.gov>
Date: 05/19/2014 14:37 (GMT-07:00)
To:
Subject: DENRFWGJT

WWUS85 KGJT 192037
RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
237 PM MDT MON MAY 19 2014

COZ207-200445-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0011.140520T1600Z-140521T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0006.140521T1700Z-140522T0200Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140520T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
237 PM MDT MON MAY 19 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 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
207 BELOW 9500 FEET...
..FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 9500 FEET...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* WIND...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH LATE TODAY AND
  TUESDAY. STRONGEST WINDS MAINLY WEST OF DURANGO. SOUTH WINDS 1O
  15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON
  WEDNESDAY.
 
* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP THROUGH MIDWEEK WILL LIKELY
  SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. LOCALIZED
  RED FLAG CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY.

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.

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

&&

$$

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

www.weather.gov/

RED FLAG WARNING today noon to 9 fire weather watch tomorrow

-------- Original message --------

From: EWARN-

Date:2014/05/17 04:04 (GMT-07:00)

To:

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/

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

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

WWUS85 KGJT 052345 CCA
RFWGJT

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.

COZ207-061145-
/O.EXA.KGJT.FW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140507T0300Z/
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.

&&

$$