Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at May 22, 2012, 2:24 PM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 23, 2012, 11:14 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2012, 2:24 PM MDT (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2012, 11:14 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2012, 10:36 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, San Miguel County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:20 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 2 Wsw Oxford, CO | |
| May 23, 3:43 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 4 Sw Cortez, CO | |
| May 23, 5:24 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 2 Wsw Oxford, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 4059 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
301 WWUS85 KGJT 222024 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 224 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WESTERN COLORADO UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ABOVE 8500 FEET...AND FIRE ZONES 200...202...203...207...290...292...AND 293... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST- CENTRAL COLORADO WEDNESDAY NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... .SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AS A PACIFIC STORM MOVED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. IN ADDITION...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT THAT HAS BEEN APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP THE WINDS STRONG INTO THE EVENING. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE VERY WARM AND DRY AIR OVER THE REGION...HAS RESULTED IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. BY MORNING THE FRONT WILL STRETCH FROM WEST TO EAST ROUGHLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 70 CORRIDOR. THEREFORE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO THE EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES TO THE SOUTH. COZ207-290-292-230830- /O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0011.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- 224 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING. THEN ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ200-202-203-293-230300- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 224 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ201-230300- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ ROUTT FORECAST AREA- 224 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ABOVE 8500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. 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)
8 follow-up statements
182 WWUS85 KGJT 230302 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 902 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND WEST- CENTRAL COLORADO WEDNESDAY NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT...FOR STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207... 290 AND 292... .THE SHALLOW COLD FRONT WILL REMAIN STRETCHED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL COLORADO OVERNIGHT. LOWER ELEVATION WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OVERNIGHT THOUGH THE SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS MAY SEE GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES TONIGHT. WEDNESDAY...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF THE FRONT OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT PUSHES TO THE SOUTH. COZ207-290-292-231515- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- 902 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS EVENING AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ200-202-203-293-230415- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 902 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...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...203 AND 293... THE SHALLOW COLD FRONT WAS STRETCHED ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH SUNSET. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. $$ COZ201-230415- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120523T0300Z/ ROUTT FORECAST AREA- 902 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201... THE SHALLOW COLD FRONT WAS STRETCHED ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED WITH SUNSET. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT. $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)
939
WWUS85 KGJT 231000
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
400 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND
WEST- CENTRAL COLORADO FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...
290 AND 292...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND
293...
.DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO TODAY.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS THE FRONT
PUSHES SOUTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS. ON FRIDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER WESTERN COLORADO. WITH ABOVE
NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES MAY ALSO BE QUITE LOW
SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY.
COZ207-290-292-232200-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
400 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012
...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 ZONES 207...290 AND 292...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED.
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.
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.
&&
$$
COZ200>203-293-232200-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/
LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
400 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)723 WWUS85 KGJT 231711 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1111 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND 293... .A COLD FRONT WAS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SLIP SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WAS NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE FRONT...WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER WESTERN COLORADO AS THE NEXT STORM DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN. WITH ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES MAY ALSO BE QUITE LOW SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY. COZ293-240530- /O.EXB.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1711Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 1111 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293...THE GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. ON FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 12 TO 16 PERCENT NEAR 8500 FEET TO 14 TO 19 PERCENT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS... 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. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ207-290-292-240530- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- 1111 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...THE DURANGO FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290...THE PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292...THE NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ200>203-240530- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 1111 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200...THE LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201...THE ROUTT FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202...THE WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203...THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE) JAD
741 WWUS85 KGJT 231715 CCA RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1114 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 CORRECTED MISSING IMPACTS BULLET IN ZONE 293 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND 293... .A COLD FRONT WAS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SLIP SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WAS NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE FRONT...WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER WESTERN COLORADO AS THE NEXT STORM DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN. WITH ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES MAY ALSO BE QUITE LOW SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY. COZ293-240545- /O.COR.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1714Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.COR.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 1114 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293...THE GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. ON FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 12 TO 16 PERCENT NEAR 8500 FEET TO 14 TO 19 PERCENT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...IRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ207-290-292-240545- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- 1114 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...THE DURANGO FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290...THE PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292...THE NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. 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. && $$ COZ200>203-240545- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 1114 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200...THE LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201...THE ROUTT FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202...THE WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203...THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE) JAD
257 WWUS85 KGJT 231718 CCA RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1116 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 CORRECTED MIS-SPELLING IN IMPACTS BULLET IN ZONE 293 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND 293... .A COLD FRONT WAS ACROSS WEST CENTRAL COLORADO LATE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY SLIP SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WAS NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE FRONT...WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER WESTERN COLORADO AS THE NEXT STORM DEVELOPS OVER THE WESTERN GREAT BASIN. WITH ABOVE NORMAL AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES MAY ALSO BE QUITE LOW SO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY. COZ293-240600- /O.COR.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1714Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.COR.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 1116 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293...THE GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. ON FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 12 TO 16 PERCENT NEAR 8500 FEET TO 14 TO 19 PERCENT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ207-290-292-240600- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.120523T1800Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- 1116 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...THE DURANGO FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290...THE PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292...THE NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ200>203-240600- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120526T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 1116 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200...THE LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201...THE ROUTT FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202...THE WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203...THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE) JAD
056 WWUS85 KGJT 232101 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 301 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND 293... .A COLD FRONT ACROSS MONTROSE AND GUNNISON COUNTIES AT MID- AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO SLIP TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH EVENING. SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR WAS NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE FRONT...WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN CRITICAL INTO THE EVENING HOURS STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WOULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE LIMITED BY THE DRY AIR FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WINDS SHOULD PERSIST AT LEAST ACROSS THE MID-SLOPES. WHILE SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP AGAIN AS EARLY AS MID-MORNING SATURDAY. COZ293-241315- /O.EXT.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/ GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 301 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293...THE GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 5O MPH POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...RANGING FROM 12 TO 16 PERCENT NEAR 8500 FEET TO 14 TO 19 PERCENT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. 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. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ207-290-292-241315- /O.EXT.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- 301 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...THE DURANGO FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290...THE PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292...THE NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH TODAY. WINDS ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. 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. && $$ COZ200>203-241315- /O.EXT.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 301 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200...THE LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201...THE ROUTT FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202...THE WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203...THE GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL WEAKEN IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOONS WITH POOR RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE) JAD
690 WWUS85 KGJT 240304 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 904 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND 293... .THE COLD FRONT WAS NEAR DURANGO AT 9 PM AND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. THEREFORE THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM. HUMIDITIES ARE RECOVERING AND WINDS DIMINISHING FURTHER NORTH. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WOULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE LIMITED BY THE DRY AIR FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WINDS SHOULD PERSIST AT LEAST ACROSS THE MID-SLOPES. WHILE SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP AGAIN AS EARLY AS MID-MORNING SATURDAY. COZ290-292-293-241515- /O.CAN.KGJT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 904 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOONS: * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. && $$ COZ207-241515- /O.EXT.KGJT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 904 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290 AND 292... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ200>203-241515- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- 904 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. * WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL WEAKEN IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID AND UPPER SLOPES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)
933 WWUS85 KGJT 240436 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1036 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL 11 PM FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWEST COLORADO AND FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203..207...290...292 AND 293... .THE COLD FRONT WAS WEAKENING OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO WEDNESDAY EVENING. WINDS WERE DIMINISHING QUICKLY OVER COLORADO ZONE 207 AND THE REST OF THE REGION. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE GREAT BASIN. ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES WOULD CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE LIMITED BY THE DRY AIR FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WINDS SHOULD PERSIST AT LEAST ACROSS THE MID-SLOPES. WHILE SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP AGAIN AS EARLY AS MID-MORNING SATURDAY. COZ207-241645- /O.CAN.KGJT.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0500Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 1036 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. && $$ COZ200>203-290-292-293-241645- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0012.120525T1800Z-120527T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 1036 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...290... 292 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at May 22, 10:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 22, 10:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1036 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 319 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012
THE 00Z MODELS REMAIN IN REMARKABLE AGREEMENT WITH ONLY A FEW
CHANGES NEEDED TO THE FORECAST DETAILS.
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY USHERING IN VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES...APPROACHING RECORD HIGHS...AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
AS THIS OCCURS...THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF SYSTEMS TO AFFECT UT AND
CO WILL TIGHTEN UP THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CAUSING GUSTY SURFACE
WINDS FOR ALMOST THE ENTIRE CWA. THE LACK OF ANY MOISTURE IN THE
AREA WILL ALSO KEEP HUMIDITIES VERY LOW. BECAUSE OF THIS...THE
CURRENT RED FLAG WARNING IS ON TRACK AS IS THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR TOMORROW AS DESCRIBED IN THE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW.
TUESDAY NIGHT THE UPPER LOW TRACKS QUICKLY ACROSS SOUTHERN ALBERTA
AND SASKATCHEWAN WITH ONLY SHEARING ENERGY LEFT IN ITS WAKE THIS FAR
SOUTH. THE ASSOCIATED WEAKENING FRONT STILL IS PROGGED TO WORK
THROUGH THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA BECOMING STALLED
SOMEWHERE NEAR THE I-70 CORRIDOR. GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE NORTH
WHILE SOUTH OF THE FRONT MIXING WILL CONTINUE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
AND OCCASIONALLY IN FAVORED VALLEYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. LOWERED POPS NORTH OF THE FRONT
WITH ONLY LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE NEAR THE WYOMING BORDER TOWARDS
SUNRISE.
WEDNESDAY A SECOND STRONGER DISTURBANCE RIDES DOWN THE 115KT JET
PASSING ACROSS THE NORTH. A SECOND COLD FRONT WORKS IN FROM UTAH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BRINGING COLD ADVECTION TO THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA. MOISTURE INCREASES ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTHERN-CENTRAL
COLORADO MTNS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE -22C COLD CORE RAKES THE NORTH WITH THE JET
REMAINING OVER THE NORTHERN FORECAST AREA. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY LINGER OVER
THE NORTH TO CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO THOUGH THE NIGHT.
WINDS DIMINISH QUICKLY ACROSS THE NORTH FOR STRONG INVERSIONS AND
COOL OVERNIGHT LOWS. STRONGER GRADIENT SOUTH WILL KEEP SURFACE
INVERSIONS WEAKER. THURSDAY THE JET EXITS INTO SE WYOMING. A
DEFORMATION ZONE REMAINS STRETCHED ACROSS THE NORTH BUT LOSS OF
DYNAMICS...WEAK WARM ADVECTION AND MARGINAL MOISTURE WILL LIMIT
LIGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN MTNS.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 319 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012
A 130KT JET STREAK WILL BE DIGGING SWRD OVER CALIF AT START OF
LONG-TERM CAUSING ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOD TROF TO
TAKE AIM AT OUR CWA. ONCE AGAIN...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
TIGHTEN AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE WITH SOME ISOLD SHOWERS/TSTORMS
EXPECTED...MORE FOR AREAS N OF I-70 FRI AFTN. MODELS CONTINUE TO
HIGHLIGHT H7 WINDS UPWARDS OF 50KTS AND WITH MIXING PROGGED TO
REACH ABOVE 600MB...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR ERN UT
AND WRN CO. MODELS STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT BEST ISENTROPIC
UPGLIDE (WARM FRONT) WILL SET UP OVER WY KEEPING UT AND CO
RELATIVELY PRECIP FREE THROUGH SUNDAY THOUGH SOME SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG WY BORDER.
BY SUNDAY EVENING...THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT WILL HAVE RUSHED
UPWARDS INTO CANADA ALLOWING THE CLOSED LOW TO OPEN UP AND TRAIL A
TROF ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. AS THE TROF MOVES EWRD...UNSETTLED WX
IS EXPECTED FOR MAINLY AREAS N OF I-70 WITH SOME LGT SHOWERS AND
STORMS STILL POSSIBLE. BY MONDAY EVENING...ZONAL FLOW WILL SET UP
AND BULK OF PRECIP WILL BE WELL TO OUR EAST.
TEMPS THROUGH THE PERIOD SHOULD BE RIGHT AROUND NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR WITH HIGHS IN VALLEYS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOW 80S AND
UPPER 60S TO LOW 70S FOR HIGHER POPULATED ELEVATIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1036 AM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH 09Z WEDNESDAY SOUTH OF A COLD
FRONT SLOWLY DROPPING SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTHERN UT AND SOUTHERN
WY. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON RANGING FROM 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 35 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS
WILL DECREASE OVER MOST AREAS DURING THE NIGHT...HOWEVER
PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT SHOULD SUSTAIN WINDS ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH
AND NORTHWEST COLORADO THROUGH THE NIGHT.
THE FRONT ITSELF WILL SLOWLY SAG SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA...STALLING IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH OF THE
I-70 CORRIDOR BY 18Z WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. MEANWHILE...CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE NORTHERN UTAH AND COLORADO
MOUNTAINS AFTER 09Z WITH SHOWERS BECOMING SCATTERED IN COVERAGE
BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT SHOWERS WILL IMPACT
AIRPORTS ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE FORECAST AREA...THOUGH
PERIODS OF MOUNTAIN OBSCURATION NORTH OF THE I-70 CORRIDOR ARE
NEAR CERTAIN.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
PREVIOUSLY ISSUED AT 342 PM MDT MON MAY 21 2012
STRONG HEATING TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT WILL
PUSH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL...AND IN RESPONSE ALLOW
HUMIDITY LEVELS TO DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS
OVER MOST OF WESTERN COLORADO. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL WINDS
WILL BE INCREASING AND MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY THE STRONG
HEATING. THIS WILL CREATE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AS WINDS GUST IN THE
25 TO 40 MPH RANGE OVER AREAS WHERE FUELS ARE IN A READY TO BURN
STATE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOST LIKELY WAIT UNTIL LATE EVENING TO
DROP THROUGH NORTHWEST COLORADO...STALLING NEAR I-70 BY SUNRISE ON
WEDNESDAY. ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS FRONT SCATTERED SHOWERS CAN BE
EXPECTED ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES WHICH WILL BRING SOME
RELIEF TO THE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS . TO THE SOUTH OF
THE FRONT WARM AND GUSTY CONDITIONS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL MOST LIKELY BE REALIZED FOR
ANOTHER AFTERNOON. CONFIDENCE IS LOW DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE
FRONT BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS COULD SNEAK FARTHER
NORTH INTO FIRE ZONES 203 AND 293 ON WEDNESDAY AND WILL CONTINUE
TO BE MONITORED. CONDITIONS MAY TEMPORARILY IMPROVE ON
THURSDAY...BUT STRENGTHENING WINDS INTO THE FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND
WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ELEVATED.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR COZ200>203-207-
290-292-293.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR COZ207-290-292.
UT...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...TGR/JOE
LONG TERM....TGR
AVIATION...NLHazardous weather outlook, May 22, 5:53 AM MDT, 8 hours 31 minutes before
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:26 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Archuleta, Dolores, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata, Montezuma and 4 more | 32 hr |
| May 22, 3:42 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Eagle, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Pitkin, Rio Blanco and 1 more | 4 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.