Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
219 PM 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...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 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...

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 A HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...WITH A BREAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS. 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.

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.

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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
219 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HAINES INDEX OF 6 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 RED
FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS AND HAINES
INDEX OF 6 WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. 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FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.

* WINDS...AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH
          WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 14 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 FOR FIRE STARTS.

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.

&&

$$

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
248 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES 222 AND
227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 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 TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

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SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
248 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 227.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 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.

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
248 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES 222 AND
227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 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 TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

COZ222-251300-
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FREMONT COUNTY-
248 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
222...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 222.

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

&&

$$

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
248 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES 222 AND
227...WHICH INCLUDES FREMONT AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

...A RED FLAG WARNING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY
FUELS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 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 TELLER AND SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTIES...

COZ221-225-251300-
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TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-
248 PM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
221 AND 225...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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 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.

&&

$$