WWUS85 KGJT 082042
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
242 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 7500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 BELOW
9000 FEET...
.GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER RIDGE BREAKS DOWN AND DAYTIME MIXING COMMENCES. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL TEMPER MIXING SOMEWHAT...BUT GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO EXCEED 25 MPH AT TIMES. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET.
COZ207-290-091200-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0002.140409T1900Z-140410T0100Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
242 PM MDT TUE APR 8 2014
..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 7500 FEET AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 BELOW 9000 FEET...
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 1 PM TO 7 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207
BELOW 7500 FEET...DURANGO FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE
290 BELOW 9000 FEET...PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DROPPING TO 9 TO 14 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD
AND AN INCREASED CHANCE OF ESCAPE. AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER BURNS
SHOULD BE POSTPONED.
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)
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