Red Flag Warning
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
944 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HIGH HAINES INDEX
WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER HIGH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...
.A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO CANADA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A SHALLOW AND DRY COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS NORTHEAST
UTAH INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT BUT SHOULD MIX OUT ON THURSDAY
UNDER STRONG SUNSHINE AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS REDEVELOP. VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AND CONTINUE TO
AFFECT FUEL MOISTURE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THURSDAY AND PERHAPS INTO
THE WEEKEND FOR SOME ZONES.
COZ200-202-203-290>293-UTZ484-486-487-201600-
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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
BOOK CLIFFS-
944 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203 BELOW 9000 FEET...290...
291...292...293...484 BELOW 7000 FEET...486 BELOW 7000 FEET AND
487 BELOW 7000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDEX...AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202... 203
BELOW 9000 FEET...290...291...292...293...484 BELOW 7000
FEET...486 BELOW 7000 FEET AND 487 BELOW 7000 FEET FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDEX...AND DRY FUELS...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN WESTERN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA BELOW 9000 FEET...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
IN NORTHEAST UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 TAVAPUTS PLATEAU...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL DECREASE DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH LIMITED
RECOVERY AT NIGHT.
* HAINES INDEX...6 HIGH.
* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED
BURNS AND AGRICULTURAL BURNS IS POSSIBLE. OPEN BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
944 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HIGH HAINES INDEX
WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER HIGH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...
.A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO CANADA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A SHALLOW AND DRY COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS NORTHEAST
UTAH INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT BUT SHOULD MIX OUT ON THURSDAY
UNDER STRONG SUNSHINE AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS REDEVELOP. VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AND CONTINUE TO
AFFECT FUEL MOISTURE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THURSDAY AND PERHAPS INTO
THE WEEKEND FOR SOME ZONES.
COZ207-UTZ482-483-201600-
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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
944 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 9000 FEET...482 BELOW 7000 FEET
AND 483 BELOW 6500 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDEX...AND DRY FUELS...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA BELOW 9000 FEET.
IN NORTHEAST UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN BELOW 7000 FEET...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST BELOW 6500 FEET.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP
DURING HE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* HAINES INDEX...6 HIGH.
* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED
BURNS AND AGRICULTURAL BURNS IS POSSIBLE. OPEN BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.
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...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS
WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT
REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
NMZ101-102-105-201400-
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DURING
THE AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
FRIDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND
AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT
LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 11 PERCENT HIGHLANDS.
* 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS
WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT
REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
NMZ103-106-107-109-201400-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 106
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE-SOCORRO BLM/ABZ-GLZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 107
SANDIA-MANZANO AND GALLINAS MOUNTAINS/EASTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 109
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS/SOUTHWEST CIBOLA NF AND SOCORRO BLM/ABQ-
GLZ-
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS...THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE SANDIA AND
MANZANO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGH COUNTRY WITH
LIGHTER FLOWS FOUND WITHIN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 4 TO 11 PCT.
* 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
811 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM
THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO... PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
COZ220>230-201815-
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UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
811 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...223...224...225...226... 227...228...229 AND
230...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS
AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY.
* HAINES...6.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA AGAIN ON THURSDAY...
.SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND VERY DRY AIR INTO
THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AS WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE
HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. THIS WILL BRING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS ON THURSDAY. A REPEAT OF WARM...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.
COZ211-213-214-201000-
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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH PARK AND
MIDDLE PARK...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...213 AND 214.
* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY
CAUSE RAPID FIRE GROWTH OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OF ANY
EXISTING OR NEW FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA AGAIN ON THURSDAY...
.SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND VERY DRY AIR INTO
THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AS WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE
HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. THIS WILL BRING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS ON THURSDAY. A REPEAT OF WARM...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.
COZ241-201000-
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ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE
AREA...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241.
* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS FUELS CONTINUE TO DRY AND WINDS
INCREASE.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY
CAUSE RAPID FIRE GROWTH OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OF ANY
EXISTING OR NEW FIRES.
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.
&&
$$
Fire Weather Watch
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
944 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HIGH HAINES INDEX
WILL KEEP FIRE DANGER HIGH FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...
.A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO CANADA THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. A SHALLOW AND DRY COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS NORTHEAST
UTAH INTO NORTHWEST COLORADO TONIGHT BUT SHOULD MIX OUT ON THURSDAY
UNDER STRONG SUNSHINE AS GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS REDEVELOP. VERY
WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AND CONTINUE TO
AFFECT FUEL MOISTURE. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT
AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES. RED FLAG
CONDITIONS WILL BE WIDESPREAD THROUGH THURSDAY AND PERHAPS INTO
THE WEEKEND FOR SOME ZONES.
COZ200-202-203-290>293-UTZ484-486-487-201600-
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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
BOOK CLIFFS-
944 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203 BELOW 9000 FEET...290...
291...292...293...484 BELOW 7000 FEET...486 BELOW 7000 FEET AND
487 BELOW 7000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES
INDEX...AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202... 203
BELOW 9000 FEET...290...291...292...293...484 BELOW 7000
FEET...486 BELOW 7000 FEET AND 487 BELOW 7000 FEET FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...HIGH HAINES INDEX...AND DRY FUELS...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN WESTERN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA BELOW 9000 FEET...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
IN NORTHEAST UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 TAVAPUTS PLATEAU...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH DURING
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WILL DECREASE DURING
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH LIMITED
RECOVERY AT NIGHT.
* HAINES INDEX...6 HIGH.
* IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH ON ANY WILDFIRES OR PRESCRIBED
BURNS AND AGRICULTURAL BURNS IS POSSIBLE. OPEN BURNING IS NOT
RECOMMENDED.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST
AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
AND NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS NORTHWEST PLATEAU DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...
.A SEMI PERSISTENT BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TURBULENT MIXING COMBINED WITH ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST AS
WELL. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BUT
REINVIGORATE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
NMZ101-102-105-201400-
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/O.CON.KABQ.FW.W.0033.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
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NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 101
NORTHWEST PLATEAU/FARMINGTON BLM/ABZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 102
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS/WESTERN CARSON-SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
832 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AREA AND TIMING...THIS INCLUDES THE NORTH CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST PLATEAU AND THE NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS DURING
THE AFTERNOONS TO EARLY EVENINGS ON THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY
FRIDAY.
* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35
AND 45 MPH. STRONGEST SPEEDS WILL FAVOR THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND
AREAS NEAR THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 7 PERCENT
LOWLANDS AND 5 TO 11 PERCENT HIGHLANDS.
* 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 RED FLAG WARNING.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.
&&
$$
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
811 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM THROUGH 8 PM
THURSDAY...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH 230...WHICH
INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...SAN LUIS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO... PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220 THROUGH
230...WHICH INCLUDES THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
SAN LUIS VALLEY...THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS...AND EL PASO...PUEBLO...
HUERFANO...FREMONT...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...
COZ220>230-201815-
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/O.CON.KPUB.FW.A.0020.130621T1600Z-130622T0200Z/
UPPER ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY-TELLER COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE-
FREMONT COUNTY-EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AND LA GARITA MOUNTAINS-
SAN LUIS VALLEY-SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE-NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-
SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY-PUEBLO COUNTY-HUERFANO COUNTY-
WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-
811 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...HIGH
HAINES INDICES AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
220...221...222...223...224...225...226... 227...228...229 AND
230...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226...227...228...229 AND 230.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL EXHIBIT EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO AVOID FIRE STARTS. FUELS ARE DRY IN THESE AREAS
AND FIRE WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY.
* HAINES...6.
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.
&&
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AMARILLO TX
821 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
OKZ001>003-TXZ001>020-201100-
CIMARRON-TEXAS-BEAVER-DALLAM-SHERMAN-HANSFORD-OCHILTREE-LIPSCOMB-
HARTLEY-MOORE-HUTCHINSON-ROBERTS-HEMPHILL-OLDHAM-POTTER-CARSON-
GRAY-WHEELER-DEAF SMITH-RANDALL-ARMSTRONG-DONLEY-COLLINGSWORTH-
821 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLES.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN OKLAHOMA
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN AND SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.
NO SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS AND
OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG TO MARGINALLY
SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
$$
KB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
1107 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
COZ058>089-093>099-201715-
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-
1107 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...EAST
CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS EAST OF I-25. THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE EASTERN
PLAINS LATER TODAY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY UNSTABLE...HOWEVER
THERE WILL BE A RATHER STRONG CAP OVER THE PLAINS. THE LIKELIHOOD OF
A THUNDERSTORM TODAY IS QUITE LOW...BUT IF A STORM WERE TO
INITIATE...IT WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME QUITE SEVERE...WITH
VERY LARGE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS. A TORNADO WOULD BE POSSIBLE.
OVER THE MOUNTAINS...VALLEYS...AND I-25 CORRIDOR...METEOROLOGICAL
CONDITIONS FOR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON.
IF A FIRE WERE TO DEVELOP...IT WOULD HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD
RAPIDLY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST ACROSS ALL OF
SOUTHERN COLORADO THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MOST DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS WILL BE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 25 CORRIDOR WHERE FUELS
ARE MOST CRITICAL. WHILE CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON THE FAR
EASTERN PLAINS...FUELS ARE LISTED AS NON-CRITICAL AND WILL HAVE TO
BE MONITORED FOR CURING FUELS. EXTREME CAUTION IS ADVISED ACROSS
THE WHOLE AREA WITH REGARDS TO OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE FIRE.
HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE OVER THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INTO
THE SAN LUIS VALLEY SUNDAY AND MONDAY WHERE STRONG WIND AND LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE.
AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR SOUTHEAST
PLAINS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IN
OCCURRENCE IS VERY LOW AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT MEET REPORTING CRITERIA FOR WEATHER SPOTTERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER THE FAR EASTERN
PLAINS.
$$
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
958 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
COZ030>051-201600-
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-
958 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST AND NORTH CENTRAL
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND VERY DRY DESERT AIR
INTO COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN AND ALONG THE FRONT RANGE. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PARK COUNTY WHERE WINDS WILL
BECOME GUSTY.
OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS...A DRY LINE WILL PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH
THE DAY AND BE LOCATED FROM NEAR STERLING TO AKRON BY LATE
AFTERNOON. EAST OF THIS LINE...IT WILL REMAIN MOIST AND UNSTABLE
WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. ANY STORM THAT FORMS COULD
BECOME SEVERE WITH GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA MUCH OF THE
TIME. THERE MAY BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE
DAY BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL STAY ABOVE ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS. THE DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL KEEP FIRE
DANGER ELEVATED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVER THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS
BY 3 PM.
$$
BARJENBRUCH/D-L
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
550 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-201200-
LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS-
UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-
PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-
SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-
LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
550 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SUNNY SKIES EXPECTED TODAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES WITH BIGGEST
CONCERN BEING THE GUSTY SURFACE WINDS FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
AND WITH LOW HUMIDITIES AND CRITICAL FUELS...A RED FLAG WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THURSDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
NO PRECIPITATION IN SIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE AS WILL GUSTY AFTERNOON WINDS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
539 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
NMZ501>540-201200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
LOWER CHAMA RIVER VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-ESTANCIA VALLEY-
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-
SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
539 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS CLOSE TO TEXAS BORDER. LARGE
HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DUE TO VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
WEATHER CAN CHANGE VERY RAPIDLY. ALWAYS USE THE LATEST FORECASTS...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR POINTS IN THE EASTERN
PLAINS NEAR THE TEXAS BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO THE
THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
$$
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
440 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
KSZ030-031-043>046-061>066-074>081-084>090-200945-
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STAFFORD-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-
PRATT-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER-
440 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013 /340 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH
CENTRAL...SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL KANSAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST
KANSAS THIS MORNING, WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
THE FAR WEST PART OF KANSAS, WEST OF A LINE FROM LAKIN TO HUGOTON,
WILL SEE SUNSHINE EARLIER THAN POINTS EAST, AND WILL THUS BECOME
MORE UNSTABLE BY 3 PM CDT. ALSO, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AND A DRY
LINE WILL F0RM NEAR THE COLORADO BORDER. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF TENNIS BALLS
AND 70 MPH DOWNBURSTS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS COULD BE NEEDED AFTER 3 PM CDT TODAY, WEST OF LINE FROM LAKIN
TO HUGOTON.
&&
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/DDC
$$
12
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1015 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
KSZ084-200515-
MORTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELKHART...RICHFIELD
1015 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013
.NOW...
AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL WEAKEN AS THEY MOVE ACROSS MORTON
COUNTY BETWEEN 10:30 PM AND MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS THESE
STORMS PASS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER
OF AN INCH.
$$
BURGERT
