Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM TODAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF
6...IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500
FEET...FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW 9500
FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES
INDEX OF 6...IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW
8500 FEET...FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...
.A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST
WILL PRODUCE A WARM AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST
COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND AREAS OF HAINES INDEX 6 WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED
FUELS WILL BE CRITICAL IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO ZONES
291 AND 207 RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS...
AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WARM...DRY...AND GUSTY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS INTO MEMORIAL DAY.
COZ207-291-252345-
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/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0011.130525T1800Z-130526T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
545 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY HIGH HAINES...HAINES
INDEX OF 6 AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW
8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* 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...SOUTH 10 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 ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED BURNS...AND
AGRICULTURAL BURNS.
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)
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225...227...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF
THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...
COZ221-222-225-227-260245-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.130525T1700Z-130526T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.
&&
$$
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
545 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM TODAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF
6...IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500
FEET...FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW 9500
FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES
INDEX OF 6...IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW
8500 FEET...FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...
.A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST
WILL PRODUCE A WARM AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS SOUTHWEST
COLORADO THROUGH THE WEEKEND. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND AREAS OF HAINES INDEX 6 WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED
FUELS WILL BE CRITICAL IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF COLORADO ZONES
291 AND 207 RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS...
AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE WARM...DRY...AND GUSTY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS INTO MEMORIAL DAY.
COZ207-291-252345-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0007.130526T1800Z-130527T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0011.130525T1800Z-130526T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
545 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY HIGH HAINES...HAINES
INDEX OF 6 AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW
8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* 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...SOUTH 10 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 ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED BURNS...AND
AGRICULTURAL BURNS.
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)
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE EASTERN
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO
COUNTIES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR FIRE
ZONES 221...222...225...227...233 AND 237...WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF
THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT...TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS AND BACA COUNTIES...
COZ221-222-225-227-260245-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.W.0015.130525T1700Z-130526T0200Z/
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-FREMONT COUNTY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
441 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A RED FLAG
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM TODAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 221...222...225 AND 227.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
344 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING...HIGH HAINES VALUES...ABOVE HIGH NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...AND POOR RECOVERIES THE NIGHT BEFORE WILL
EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
NMZ102-106-252200-
/O.EXA.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
344 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...NORTHERN MOUNTAINS AND RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 OR 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
344 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE AREA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO TO CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY. DEEP MIXING...HIGH HAINES VALUES...ABOVE HIGH NORMAL
TEMPERATURES...AND POOR RECOVERIES THE NIGHT BEFORE WILL
EXACERBATE THE CRITICAL FIRE CONCERNS.
NMZ103-104-107-108-252200-
/O.CON.KABQ.FW.A.0021.130526T1700Z-130527T0300Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 104
NORTHEAST PLAINS/EASTERN KIOWA AND RITA BLANCA GRASSLANDS/ABZ-TNZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 108
EAST CENTRAL PLAINS/WESTERN KIOWA GRASSLANDS BLM/ABZ-SNZ-
344 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...ALONG AND EAST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN
TO THE TEXAS STATE LINE.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 OR
40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
617 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
COZ058>089-093>099-261315-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST LAKE COUNTY ABOVE 11000 FT-
LEADVILLE VICINITY/LAKE COUNTY BELOW 11000 FT-
EASTERN SAWATCH MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
WESTERN CHAFFEE COUNTY BETWEEN 9000 AND 11000 FT-
CENTRAL CHAFFEE COUNTY BELOW 9000 FT-
WESTERN MOSQUITO RANGE/EAST CHAFFEE COUNTY ABOVE 9000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY WEST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
SAGUACHE COUNTY EAST OF CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BELOW 10000 FT-
LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY/EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS BELOW 10000 FT-
EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
DEL NORTE VICINITY/NORTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
ALAMOSA VICINITY/CENTRAL SAN LUIS VALLEY BELOW 8500 FT-
SOUTHERN SAN LUIS VALLEY-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 8500 AND 11000 FT-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FEET-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 7500 AND 11000 FT-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 11000 FT-
NORTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY ABOVE 8500 FT-
WESTERN/CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY BELOW 8500 FT-
WET MOUNTAIN VALLEY BELOW 8500 FEET-
WET MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 6300 AND 10000 FT-
WET MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FT-
TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE ABOVE 7500 FT/PIKES PEAK BETWEEN
7500 AND 11000 FT-PIKES PEAK ABOVE 11000 FT-
CANON CITY VICINITY/EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY-
NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW
7500 FT-
COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE
BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT-
WALSENBURG VICINITY/UPPER HUERFANO RIVER BASIN BELOW 7500 FT-
TRINIDAD VICINITY/WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY BELOW 7500 FT-
CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY-
EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN KIOWA COUNTY-LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-
LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY-
617 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...TELLER COUNTY...FREMONT
COUNTY...SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY...LAS ANIMAS COUNTY...AND BACA
COUNTY. FIRE DANGER WILL REMAIN HIGH ACROSS THE REGION DUE TO
DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY WINDS...AND UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 287. A
COUPLE OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY
SEVERE...AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO ONE INCH ALONG
WITH STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT LIGHTING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
HOT AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE. AS A RESULT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY OVER THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...FREMONT COUNTY...THE WET
MOUNTAIN VALLEY...EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY AND BACA COUNTY. ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY...THERE ALSO IS A CHANCE FOR CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THESE LOCATIONS.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ON WEDNESDAY AS A PACIFIC
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THE MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR SPOTTERS WILL BE
POSSIBLE OVER BACA...PROWERS...AND EASTERN KIOWA COUNTIES THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
$$
44/06
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
547 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-261200-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
547 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN
UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GUSTY
WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST
COLORADO AND PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL COLORADO TODAY AND EARLY
THIS EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS AT MOST LOCATIONS EACH AFTERNOON.
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
CUOCO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
500 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
WYZ001>020-022>030-261100-
ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-BIGHORN MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST-
BIGHORN MOUNTAINS WEST-CASPER MOUNTAIN-CODY FOOTHILLS-
EAST SWEETWATER COUNTY-FLAMING GORGE-
GREEN MOUNTAINS AND RATTLESNAKE RANGE-JACKSON HOLE-LANDER FOOTHILLS-
NATRONA COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NORTH BIG HORN BASIN-
NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-OWL CREEK AND BRIDGER MOUNTAINS-
ROCK SPRINGS AND GREEN RIVER-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHEAST BIG HORN BASIN-
SOUTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY-SOUTHWEST BIG HORN BASIN-STAR VALLEY-
TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN-
UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS-UPPER WIND RIVER BASIN-
WIND RIVER BASIN-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST-
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK-
500 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
MOUNTAINS AND FROM THE BIGHORN MOUNTAINS ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY. A
FEW STORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST JOHNSON COUNTY COULD BECOME STRONG WITH
HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
A VERY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW COULD RAISE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS SWEETWATER...SOUTHEAST FREMONT...AND NATRONA
COUNTIES AS WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME FAVORED AREAS
COULD EXPERIENCE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AT TIMES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SUNDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST. SOME STORMS IN JOHNSON COUNTY AND THE
BIGHORN BASIN COULD BE SEVERE.
MEMORIAL DAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE ACROSS
JOHNSON COUNTY.
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ACROSS NORTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY SHOULD BE ALERT FOR ISOLATED
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE REPORT
ANY HAIL OR WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH.
$$
TEAM RIVERTON
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
450 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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CONVERSE COUNTY LOWER ELEVATIONS-NIOBRARA COUNTY-
NORTH LARAMIE RANGE-FERRIS/SEMINOE/SHIRLEY MOUNTAINS-
SHIRLEY BASIN-CENTRAL LARAMIE RANGE AND SOUTHWEST PLATTE COUNTY-
EAST PLATTE COUNTY-GOSHEN COUNTY-CENTRAL CARBON COUNTY-
NORTH SNOWY RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHWEST CARBON COUNTY-
SIERRA MADRE RANGE-UPPER NORTH PLATTE RIVER BASIN-SNOWY RANGE-
LARAMIE VALLEY-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE-SOUTH LARAMIE RANGE FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL LARAMIE COUNTY-EAST LARAMIE COUNTY-
450 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL WYOMING...
SOUTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EXTREME
EASTERN WYOMING...WITH A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM POSSIBLE
OVER NORTHEAST NIOBRARA COUNTY.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
CARBON COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE NEAR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
CARBON COUNTY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
&&
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND
CLIMATE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/CHEYENNE
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
451 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
451 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING OVER THE FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF COLORADO. A SEVERE STORM
OR TWO WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS CAN NOT BE RULED OUT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FAR NORTHEAST
CORNER OF COLORADO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN
ON MONDAY. MOUNTAIN AREAS MAY ALSO SEE A FEW LATE DAY
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. DURING THE PERIOD TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE PARTICULARLY IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AND ALONG THE NORTHERN
BORDER OF THE STATE. THE BEST CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL COME
ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
$$
MEIER/BAKER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY UT
247 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
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CACHE VALLEY/UTAH PORTION-NORTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
SALT LAKE AND TOOELE VALLEYS-SOUTHERN WASATCH FRONT-
GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT AND MOUNTAINS-WASATCH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
WASATCH MOUNTAINS I-80 NORTH-WASATCH MOUNTAINS SOUTH OF I-80-
WESTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-WASATCH PLATEAU/BOOK CLIFFS-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-CASTLE COUNTRY-SAN RAFAEL SWELL-
SANPETE/SEVIER VALLEYS-WEST CENTRAL UTAH-SOUTHWEST UTAH-
UTAHS DIXIE AND ZION NATIONAL PARK-SOUTH CENTRAL UTAH-
GLEN CANYON RECREATION AREA/LAKE POWELL-CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST WYOMING-
247 AM MDT SAT MAY 25 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS OF
UTAH AND SOUTHWEST WYOMING.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT AN ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER
THREAT THIS WEEKEND.
FLOWS IN THE RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE
TO BE VERY SWIFT AND COLD. WHILE FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED...
THESE WATERWAYS ARE VERY DANGEROUS.
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IF YOU ARE VENTURING
OUT NEAR ANY RIVER OR STREAM FED BY SPRING SNOWMELT RUNOFF.
PLEASE MONITOR YOUR CHILDREN IF THEY VENTURE NEAR STREAMS AND
RIVERS THIS SPRING. EVERY YEAR MANY CHILDREN FALL INTO SWOLLEN
RIVERS AND STREAMS...AND SOME HAVE DROWNED IN THESE VERY COLD AND
SWIFT WATERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY
SWIFT AND COLD. EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED NEAR THESE
WATERWAYS...AND CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD BE CLOSELY MONITORED.
THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS
A STORM SYSTEM CROSSES THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
ROGOWSKI
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SALTLAKECITY (ALL LOWER CASE)
FOR INFORMATION ON POTENTIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS VISIT...
HTTP://WWW.UDOTTRAFFIC.UTAH.GOV/ROADWEATHERFORECAST.ASPX
