Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
904 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
WEDNESDAY 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...AND WESTERN
LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...HIGH HAINES AND DRY FUELS...FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY 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...AND WESTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTIES...

COZ220>230-191915-
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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-
904 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH
HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...221...222...223...
224...225...226 AND 227...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY...AND HIGH HAINES INDICES FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 220...
221...222...223...224...225...226 AND 227...

* 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 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR IS POSSIBLE IF A FIRE STARTS.

* 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.

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
509 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR SOUTH PARK AND
THE PALMER DIVIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS SOUTH PARK AND
THE PALMER DIVIDE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SPREAD WARMER
AND DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA WHICH WILL ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER
WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

COZ214-241-190715-
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CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
509 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 241.

* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH
  DECREASING HUMIDITY. WINDS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE
          AFTER 1200.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-12 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
          EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE RAPID FIRE
  GROWTH OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OF ANY EXISTING OR NEW FIRES.

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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LESZCYNSKI

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
320 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING AREAS NEAR THE TEXAS
STATE LINE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO EXCLUDING THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...

.A PACIFIC TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AND INCREASE THE SURFACE WIND FLOW. AT THE SAME TIME...A MID LEVEL
DRY SLOT WILL MOVER OVER THE AREA AND EVENTUALLY MIX MUCH DRIER
AIR DOWN TO THE SURFACE. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS
COMBINED WITH LOW TO VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND TURBULENT MIXING WILL
LEAD TO WIDESPREAD CRITICAL CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND
OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS COULD BE FOUND ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA
ON THURSDAY AS THE FLOW ALOFT REMAINS FAIRLY STRONG.

NMZ101>103-105>107-109-191400-
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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 103
NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS/EASTERN CARSON AND SANTA FE NF/SNZ-TAZ-
NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 105
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS/WESTERN CIBOLA NF/ABZ-
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-
320 PM MDT TUE JUN 18 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AREA AND TIMING...MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
  NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE ADJACENT HIGH PLAINS...NORTHERN AND
  MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND NORTHWEST PLATEAU NOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING ON WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OVER THE SAME AREAS
  POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING.

* 20 FOOT WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 AND
  45 MPH. STRONGEST READINGS FOUND OVER THE HIGHEST RIDGES AND AREAS
  NEAR TO THE COLORADO/ARIZONA STATE LINES AS WELL AS TO THE LEE
  OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MINIMUM VALUES BETWEEN 3 TO 9 PCT WEDNESDAY
  AND 4 TO 15 PERCENT THURSDAY. LOWEST READINGS WEST.

* 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.

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