Red Flag Warning 9, NWS Grand Junction, CO

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
224 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN COLORADO FIRE ZONES
203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONE 205 BELOW 7500 FEET...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN COLORADO FIRE
ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONE 205 BELOW
7500 FEET...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER COLORADO WILL BE SHIFTING INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE WESTERN STATES THROUGH
SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP THE UNSEASONABLY WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS
IN PLACE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS IN THE
TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO DROP
BACK BELOW 15 PERCENT AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER RECOVERING
LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL AGAIN LEADING TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE
EXPECTED BY MONDAY AS CLOUD COVER INCREASES...ALONG WITH
INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DUE TO COOLER TEMPERATURES.

COZ203-205-207-080830-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110508T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0009.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-MONTROSE FORECAST AREA-
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
224 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 205 BELOW 
7500 FEET AND ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
205 BELOW 7500 FEET AND ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...207 BELOW
  8500 FEET AND ZONE 205 BELOW 7500 FEET. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE
  MID EVENING HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN INCREASE ON SUNDAY TO
  SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RANGING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THIS
  EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND HIGH FIRE SPREAD RATES ARE 
  POSSIBLE AND MAY PRESENT CONTROL PROBLEMS ON PRESCRIBED BURNS 
  OR WILDFIRES. 

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

804 
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RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
904 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING IS CANCELED IN WESTERN
COLORADO FIRE ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONE 205
BELOW 7500 FEET...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN COLORADO FIRE
ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONE 205 BELOW
7500 FEET...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER COLORADO WILL BE SHIFTING INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE WESTERN STATES THROUGH
SUNDAY. THIS WILL KEEP UNSEASONABLY WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN
PLACE THROUGH LATE SUNDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN DROP INTO
THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AFTER RECOVERING LATE
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THUS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
WILL REDEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED
BY MONDAY AS CLOUD COVER INCREASES...ALONG WITH INCREASING
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DUE TO COOLER TEMPERATURES.

COZ203-205-207-081515-
/O.CAN.KGJT.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110508T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0009.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-MONTROSE FORECAST AREA-
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
904 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203...205 AND 207...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND 
LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...205 AND 207...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...205 
  AND 207. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH
  THE MID EVENING HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS AGAIN INCREASE ON 
  SUNDAY TO SPEEDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. 

* HUMIDITY...RANGING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THIS 
  EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND HIGH FIRE SPREAD RATES ARE 
  POSSIBLE AND MAY PRESENT CONTROL PROBLEMS ON PRESCRIBED BURNS 
  OR WILDFIRES.

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

914 
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RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
505 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN
COLORADO FIRE ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONE 205
BELOW 7500 FEET...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER COLORADO WILL BE SHIFTING INTO THE CENTRAL
PLAINS WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE WESTERN STATES TODAY.
THIS WILL KEEP UNSEASONABLY WARM AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN PLACE
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL AGAIN DROP
INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT
IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME
IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AS CLOUD COVER
INCREASES...ALONG WITH INCREASING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DUE TO
COOLER TEMPERATURES.

COZ203-205-207-082315-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0009.110508T1800Z-110509T0300Z/
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-MONTROSE FORECAST AREA-
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
505 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONE 205 BELOW 7500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 207
  BELOW 8500 FEET AND ZONE 205 BELOW 7500 FEET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RANGING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND HIGH FIRE SPREAD RATES ARE 
  POSSIBLE AND MAY PRESENT CONTROL PROBLEMS ON PRESCRIBED BURNS 
  OR WILDFIRES.

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

201 
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RFWGJT

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
256 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND STRONG WINDS IN WESTERN COLORADO
FIRE ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...AND ZONE 205 BELOW 7500
FEET...

.UNSEASONABLY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON
HAVE ALLOWED RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP INTO THE TEENS AND
SINGLE DIGITS AS WINDS GUST IN THE 25 TO 40 MPH RANGE. THIS WILL
KEEP CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN PLACE THROUGH MID EVENING
BEFORE A SLIGHT RECOVERY IN HUMIDITY LEVELS AND A DECREASE IN THE
WINDS TAKES PLACE. SOME IMPROVEMENT CAN BE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS
CLOUD COVER INCREASES...AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
INCREASE DUE TO COOLER TEMPERATURES. 

COZ203-205-207-090300-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-MONTROSE FORECAST AREA-
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
256 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES
203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND COLORADO FIRE ZONE 205 BELOW
7500 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...205 
  AND 207. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...RANGING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS THROUGH
  MID EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LARGE FIRE GROWTH AND HIGH FIRE SPREAD RATES ARE 
  POSSIBLE AND MAY PRESENT CONTROL PROBLEMS ON PRESCRIBED BURNS 
  OR WILDFIRES.

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

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
904 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011


COZ203-205-207-090415-
/O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110509T0300Z/
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-MONTROSE FORECAST AREA-
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
904 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...205 AND 207...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO
DECREASE AND THE HUMIDITY IS BEGINNING TO INCREASE.


$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
434 AM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

CORRECTED MINOR TYPOS IN THE LONG TERM AND FIRE WEATHER SECTIONS

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...

PACIFIC ENERGY WORKING THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PASS WELL
NORTH OF OUR AREA THIS AFTERNOON. MAIN IMPACT WILL BE GUSTY SFC WINDS
AS A RESULT OF INCREASED PRESSURE GRADIENT AND DEEP MIXING THANKS TO
VERY WARM SFC TEMPS WITH READINGS RUNNING 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMS. CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STORM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AS WELL OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70 WITH STEEP
LAPSE RATES AND PASSING WAVE TO OUR NORTH...ALTHOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE
LIMITED.

THE NORTHERN WAVE WILL ALSO SHIFT THE RIDGE OVER OUR AREA EASTWARD...
WITH DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AS A STRONG
PACIFIC SYSTEM APPROACHES THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN
ANOTHER BREEZY TO WINDY DAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES PERSISTING. HAVE
WENT ABOVE GUIDANCE VALUES BY A FEW DEGREES IN MOST AREAS...WHICH
TENDS TO BE FAVORED IN THIS PATTERN. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL BE
PEAKING DURING THIS PERIOD...SEE THE FIRE WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW
FOR MORE DETAILS. THE ONLY LOCATION THAT LOOKS TO GET INTO ANY
PRECIP ACTION WILL BE THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...WHERE MOISTURE
INCREASES SUFFICIENTLY BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO KICK OFF A FEW
STORMS.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT AND CONTINUITY IN DROPPING
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM INTO THE GREAT BASIN BY EARLY MONDAY. IT
THEN SLOWLY SWINGS AROUND AND OPENS UP WITH THE TROUGH PASSING OVER
OUR FORECAST AREA TUESDAY/TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH SOME DIFFERENCES
NOTED IN THE TIMING OF WHEN IT WILL MOVE OUT ON WEDNESDAY/WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. MODELS INDICATE THIS SYSTEM WILL REMAIN ON THE DRY SIDE AS IT
IMPACTS OUR FORECAST AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM
BRINGS MOST ITS AVAILABLE MOISTURE WITH IT WITH NO MOISTURE TAP
EVIDENT FOR REPLENISHMENT. THEREFORE EXPECT QPF AND SNOW AMOUNTS TO
BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE FAVORING THE NORTH. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN ON MONDAY
AS THE LOW MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN...WITH THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN ASSOCIATED FRONT APPROACHES AND
THEN PASSES OVER THE AREA. THEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY...CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED AS THE LOW APPROACHES AND PASSES...BUT DETAILS NOT
REALLY RESOLVED YET. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN QUITE HIGH...IN THE 9-10K
RANGE...THEN FALL BY TUE MORNING TO AROUND 8000 FEET. DIURNAL HEATING
WILL BUMP THEM UP EACH AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING AGAIN DURING THE NIGHTTIME PERIODS.

AFTER A COOL START TO THURSDAY...HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS TO BUILD OVER
THE REGION THEN STRENGTHENS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
LIKELY RISE WELL ABOVE NORMAL AND EVEN THE HIGHER SNOWPACK MAY NOT
REACH FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT. SEE HYDROLOGY SECTION FOR
DETAILS.

&&

.AVIATION...

HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING EAST INTO THE PLAINS WILL BRING A RETURN OF
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT TO THE AREA BY TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
GUSTY WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 KTS...MAINLY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...

VERY WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY
WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING TO BELOW 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE
LOWER VALLEYS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO EACH AFTERNOON.
DRY FUELS BELOW 8500 FEET AND DEEP SFC MIXING BRINGING WINDS GUSTING
TO OVER 25 MPH WILL JUSTIFY UPGRADING THE WATCH ON SUNDAY TO A RED
FLAG WARNING. HAVE ALSO EXPANDED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR TODAY
TO INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS OF ZONE 207 AS WINDS EXPECTED TO HIT
FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

MODERATE RECOVERY OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING HOURS TONIGHT...SO DECIDED TO STICK WITH TWO RED
FLAG WARNINGS...WITH A BREAK OVERNIGHT.

THESE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT...
WITH INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ARRIVING AHEAD OF
A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT WILL BE SETTLING INTO THE GREAT
BASIN.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...

SNOWMELT WILL BE ACCELERATED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS HIGH PRESSURE
TRANSITIONS SLOWLY EAST THROUGH THE REGION KEEPING VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES IN PLACE FOR ANOTHER 48 HOURS. THE INCREASED SNOWMELT
WILL RESULT IN A GRADUAL RISE OF MANY SMALLER STREAMS...CREEKS AND
RIVERS THROUGHOUT WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

IN ADDITION...THE GREEN RIVER IN NORTHEAST UTAH WILL CONTINUE TO RUN
HIGH THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SNOWMELT AND
INCREASED RELEASE OF WATER FROM THE FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR. THE
RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RUN NEAR BANKFULL FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THE RELEASE
OF WATER FROM THE RESERVOIR WILL CONTINUE UNTIL NATURAL PEAK FLOWS
BEGIN.

&&

.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...

CO...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
      FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 205 BELOW
      7500 FEET.
     RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE WEATHER
      ZONES 203 AND 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 205 BELOW 7500 FEET.
UT...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR FIRE
      WEATHER ZONES 447 AND 449 BELOW 6500 FEET...SEE SLCRFWSLC FOR
      MORE INFORMATION.

&&

SHORT TERM.....JDC
LONG TERM......JOE+EH
AVIATION.......JDC
FIRE WEATHER...JDC
HYDROLOGY......JDC

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
625 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-071200-
ANIMAS RIVER BASIN-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES-
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN-
CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-
ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS-FLAT TOPS-
FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-
GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS-
GRAND VALLEY-LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-
NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER-
ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-
UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE-UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-
UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-
625 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN
COLORADO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...FROM LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY
WINDS...HAVE BEEN MEANT ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...FROM LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY
WINDS...WILL OCCUR FROM NOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ON
SATURDAY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL COLORADO.  IT IS LIKELY THAT THESE
CONDITIONS WILL EXIST ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST COLORADO.

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ON MONDAY AS A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DROPS INTO THE
GREAT BASIN FROM THE NORTHWEST. UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL THEN
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.