Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
550 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF 6...FOR
SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 291 BELOW 9500 FEET AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR SATURDAY NOON TO 9 PM FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF
6...FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500
FEET...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...

STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE A WARM AND
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND A
HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. LAND
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED FUELS WILL BE CRITICAL IN ZONES 291
AND 207 RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS. GUSTY
AND DRY WEATHER MAY DEVELOP AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE.

THE WARM...DRY...AND GUSTY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO
MEMORIAL DAY.

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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
550 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY HIGH HAINES...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
  FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291
  NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA BELOW 9500 FEET.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.

* HAINES INDEX...6.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
  WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
  RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF ANY FIRES IGNITE.

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.

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

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
FIRE ZONE 222...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
FIRE ZONES 221...222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL
OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS TELLER AND EL PASO
COUNTIES...

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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
419 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR  FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226
AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 221...225...226 AND 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR FRIDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...225...226 AND 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.

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.

&&

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
419 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
FIRE ZONE 222...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT COUNTY...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND
DRY FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
FIRE ZONES 221...222 AND 225 THROUGH 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL
OF THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS TELLER AND EL PASO
COUNTIES...

COZ222-250230-
/O.UPG.KPUB.FW.A.0009.130524T1800Z-130525T0200Z/
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FREMONT COUNTY-
419 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS  FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS ...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR SATURDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES COULD START...GROW AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. THE
  COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS
  WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH.
  OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT COULD
  ACCIDENTALLY START A FIRE SHOULD BE SUSPENDED.

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.

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

&&

$$