RED FLAG WARNING issued by @NWSGJT for Durango area Tuesday - LOW Humidity+Dry Fuels+Wind =FIRE!

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
305 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2014

COZ207-291-030600-
/O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0007.140603T1800Z-140604T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0013.140603T1700Z-140604T0200Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
305 PM MDT MON JUN 2 2014

..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
207 AND 291 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 8 PM MDT TUESDAY.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN
FORECAST AREA...BELOW 9500 FEET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY.

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.

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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