Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 29, 2011, 2:10 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 30, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2011, 2:10 PM MDT (20:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Dolores County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, San Miguel County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 171 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853 WWUS85 KGJT 292010 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 210 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND DRY LIGHTNING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202 AND 203 BELOW 7000 FEET AND ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... .STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH AS THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD RESULT IN EXTREME WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. THURSDAY...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD BUT ONLY SOUTHWEST COLORADO WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY WARM AND DRY. COZ207-300815- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0021.110630T1800Z-110701T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 210 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 8000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 16 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...SOME DRY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAINES INDEX...6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ200-202-203-300300- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 210 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202 AND 203 BELOW 7000 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...BELOW 7000 FEET IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 THE LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...ZONE 202 THE WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...AND ZONE 203 THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 19 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...SOME DRY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAINES INDEX...5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
5 follow-up statements
166 WWUS85 KGJT 292050 AAA RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 250 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND DRY LIGHTNING...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202 AND 203 BELOW 7000 FEET AND ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... .STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH AS THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. WIDELY SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD RESULT IN EXTREME WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR. THURSDAY...STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN WIDESPREAD BUT ONLY SOUTHWEST COLORADO WILL ALSO REMAIN VERY WARM AND DRY. COZ207-300900- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.110630T1800Z-110701T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 250 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 16 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...SOME DRY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAINES INDEX...6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ200-202-203-300300- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 250 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202 AND 203 BELOW 7000 FEET... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...BELOW 7000 FEET IN WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 THE LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...ZONE 202 THE WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...AND ZONE 203 THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 19 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON...SOME DRY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * HAINES INDEX...5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
859 WWUS85 KGJT 300249 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 849 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS IN FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202 AND 203...207... ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... .THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ROSE AS INITIALLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS STARTED PRODUCING RAIN THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED SO THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH AS THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON... PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS BUT NOT MUCH RAIN. COZ207-301500- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.110630T1800Z-110701T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 849 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 16 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY...SOME DRY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * HAINES INDEX...6 OR HIGH POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ COZ200-202-203-300400- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110630T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 849 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202 AND 203... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY ROSE AND WINDS DIMINISHED...WHICH WILL ALLOW THE RED FLAG WARNING TO EXPIRE. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
200 WWUS85 KGJT 301148 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 548 AM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... .STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH TODAY AS THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN AREAS WITH DRY FUELS. ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REDEVELOP PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS BUT NOT MUCH RAIN. COZ207-010000- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.110630T1800Z-110701T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 548 AM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND SOME WILL BE DRY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 THIS AFTERNOON. * HAINES INDEX...5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR 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 WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
164 WWUS85 KGJT 302057 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 257 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8000 FEET... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHWEST COLORADO AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OUT OF CENTRAL UTAH. THESE WINDS ARE PULLING IN DRY AIR FROM THE SOUTH AND COMBINING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 80S TO NEAR 90 TO PRODUCE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE LOWER TEENS...AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. SOME RECOVERY IN THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED BY MID EVENING BUT WINDS MAY STAY GUSTS UNTIL THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE UNTIL THE LATE EVENING. COZ207-010300- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110701T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 257 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...DURANGO FORECAST AREA BELOW 8000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 TO 19 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...SOME MAY BE DRY. * LAL...LOCALLY 6 THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HAINES INDEX...5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR PLUME DOMINATED FIRES. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
165 WWUS85 KGJT 010257 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 857 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 COZ207-010400- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110701T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 857 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS DARKNESS SETS IN. ALSO RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL INCREASE AS TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE EVENING. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 11:01 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, Rio Blanco and 2 more | 10 hr |
| Jun 29, 2:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | 66 min | |
| Jun 29, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Garfield | 41 min |
| Jun 29, 3:27 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 48 min |
| Jun 29, 4:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Delta | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 5:22 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | GJT | Rio Blanco | 38 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.