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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1232 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 8000 FEET...ZONE 207 BELOW
8500 FEET...AND FOR ZONES 290...292 AND 293 BELOW 9500 FEET...

.THE WARMING AND DRYING TREND THAT WILL BEGIN TODAY WILL CONTINUE
AS THE FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWEST. THIS SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL INCREASE
ON THURSDAY AND WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE DURING THE AFTERNOON.
THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS...MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL COLORADO.

COZ203-220645-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0004.130523T1800Z-130524T0300Z/
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
1232 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 8000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND
  JUNCTION FORECAST AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
  MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
  THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

COZ290-292-293-220645-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0004.130523T1800Z-130524T0300Z/
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
1232 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290...292 AND 293...BELOW
9500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX
  VALLEY FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK
  FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN
  FORECAST AREA.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
  MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
  THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

COZ207-220645-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0004.130523T1800Z-130524T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
1232 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
  MAY COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
  THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.

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.

&&

$$

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