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Red Flag Warning 23, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 16, 2012, 3:39 AM MDT for 7 counties in Utah; 14 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. 2 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
- Jun 16, 2012, 3:39 AM MDT (09:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
All 21 counties
Delta County, CO, Dolores County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Ouray County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO, San Miguel County, CO, Carbon County, UT, Daggett County, UT, Duchesne County, UT, Emery County, UT, Grand County, UT, Uintah County, UT, Wasatch County, UT
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 1:50 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 S Meeker, CO | PEAK GUST OVER THE PAST HOUR |
| Jun 17, 3:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 1 Ese Craig, CO | PEAK GUST OVER THE PAST HOUR |
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 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 5547 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
267
WWUS85 KGJT 160939
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
339 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WHILE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ACROSS
NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO...
.A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SAG SOUTHWARD THIS WEEKEND
TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTHERN UTAH AND
NORTHERN COLORADO. UNSEASONABLY HIGH TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON
WILL RESULT IN DEEP MIXING WHICH WILL ALLOW STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO
BE TRANSPORTED DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY.
UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES CONCERNING THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE
STRONGER WINDS SUNDAY AND MORE ZONES MAY NEED TO BE ADDED AS
CONFIDENCE INCREASES.
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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
339 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
200...201...202...203...482...483...484...485...486 AND 487...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...482...483...
484...485...486 AND 487...
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 SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR
SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR MONDAY
REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREAS...
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.
IN UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY
HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS SUNDAY
AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
339 AM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH
VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
ON MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)5 follow-up statements
921
WWUS85 KGJT 162012
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
212 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WHILE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
.A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST .
UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN DEEP MIXING
WHICH WILL ALLOW STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO BE TRANSPORTED DOWN TO THE
VALLEY FLOORS. WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY.
UTZ481-170815-
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WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
212 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE
481...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481...
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 SUNDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN NORTHEAST UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 WESTERN
ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...13 TO 17 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH
VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS ON MONDAY.
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>293-170815-
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/O.EXT.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120618T1800Z-120620T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
212 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
207...290...291...292 AND 293...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 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 FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA...AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUST UP TO 30 MPH ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOONS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH
VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS ON MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
COZ200>203-UTZ482>487-170815-
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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
212 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...482...483...484...485...
486 AND 487...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...482...483...484...
485...486 AND 487...
* AFFECTED AREAS...
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.
IN UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH
VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY.
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.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)
JAD552
WWUS85 KGJT 170513
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1113 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING
WHILE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND TUESDAY
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
.A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL
BRING UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL ALLOW DEEP MIXING TO OCCUR WHICH WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. WHEN COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY
AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE
NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY.
COZ200>203-UTZ481>487-171715-
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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
1113 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482...483...484...
485...486 AND 487...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482...
483...484...485...486 AND 487...
* AFFECTED AREAS...
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.
IN UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 WESTERN ASHLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY
HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
TOMORROW AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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.
&&
$$
COZ207-290>293-171715-
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/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120618T1800Z-120620T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
1113 PM MDT SAT JUN 16 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOONS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH
VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)405
WWUS85 KGJT 171132
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
532 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHILE A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND TUESDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
.A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WILL BRING UNSEASONABLY HOT TEMPERATURES EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY. THE TROUGH WILL ALLOW DEEP MIXING TO OCCUR THAT WILL
BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO THE VALLEY FLOORS. WHEN COMBINED WITH
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...THE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST
ON TUESDAY.
COZ200>203-UTZ481>487-172345-
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/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120618T1800Z-120620T0300Z/
LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-
SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
532 AM MDT SUN JUN 17 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 200...201...202...203...481...482...483...
484...485...486 AND 487...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482...
483...484...485...486 AND 487...
* AFFECTED AREAS...
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.
IN UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 WESTERN ASHLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY
HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY
AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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.
&&
$$
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...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...291...292 AND 293...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
* WINDS...WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOONS.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH
VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
AND AGAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
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.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)267 WWUS85 KGJT 172027 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 227 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH STILL IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... .HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET PUNCHING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST GRADUALLY SINK SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHERN WYOMING BY TUESDAY. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO ON TUESDAY...BUT THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE FRONT ARE STILL IN QUESTION AND IS THE REASON FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON TUESDAY. FOR MONDAY...HOWEVER...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN WITH DAYTIME MIXING RESULTING IN GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. COZ200>203-UTZ481>487-181000- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0024.120618T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN UINTA BASIN- SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS- EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS- 227 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 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...201...202...203...481...482...483...484...485... 486 AND 487... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482...483...484...485...486 AND 487... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482... 483...484...485...486 AND 487... 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 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA... IN NORTHWEST 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. IN NORTHEAST UTAH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY. 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. && $$ COZ207-290>293-181000- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0024.120618T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 227 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 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...291...292 AND 293... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 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 FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA... IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS WILL WEAKEN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND MONDAY NIGHT. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY. 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE) JAD
680 WWUS85 KGJT 180305 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 905 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH STILL IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... .HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET PUNCHING INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST GRADUALLY SINK SOUTHWARD TO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHERN WYOMING BY TUESDAY. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO ON TUESDAY...BUT THE TIMING AND STRENGTH OF THE FRONT ARE STILL IN QUESTION AND IS THE REASON FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON TUESDAY. FOR MONDAY...HOWEVER...HOT AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN WITH DAYTIME MIXING RESULTING IN GUSTY SURFACE WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. COZ200>203-UTZ481>487-181515- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0024.120618T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN UINTA BASIN- SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS- EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-EASTERN UINTA BASIN- EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS- 905 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482...483...484... 485...486 AND 487... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...481...482... 483...484...485...486 AND 487... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203... 481...482...483...484...485...486 AND 487... * 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. IN UTAH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY...MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY. 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. && $$ COZ207-290>293-181515- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120618T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0024.120618T1600Z-120619T0400Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0018.120619T1800Z-120620T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 905 PM MDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207...290...291...292 AND 293... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON MONDAY...AND POSSIBLY TUESDAY. 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. && $$ 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 Jun 15, 9:58 PM MDT, 5 hours 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 9:58 PM MDT, 5 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
958 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 957 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
TRAILING SHORT WAVE WILL DRAG ACROSS NORTHWEST COLORADO SATURDAY
MORNING. WEAK DYNAMICAL FORCING AND MOISTURE STREAM AHEAD OF THIS
SHORT WAVE WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR
NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO. MODEL DATA SHOWS THESE
SHOWERS WANING OVERNIGHT...BUT THIS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL VERY LATE.
UPDATE ISSUED AT 541 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
CONVECTION CONTINUES TO FIRE OVER THE WRN UINTA MOUNTAINS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY TO GET PUSHED EAST
INTO THE EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND VERNAL VICINITY...COINCIDING
WITH SHALLOW COOL FRONT PUSH INTO THE UINTA BASIN AND NW COLORADO.
COLD FRONT COULD TRIGGER ADDITIONAL STORMS OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO
THIS EVENING. UPDATED FORECASTS BASED ON THE LATEST RAP13 AND
OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 300 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
CONVECTION GOT OFF TO AN EARLIER START TODAY WITH ISOLATED STORMS
FORMING OVER THE FLAT TOPS AND EASTERN END OF THE ROAN PLATEAU. A
BIT MORE MOISTURE AVAILABLE IN THE 12Z GJT SOUNDING (0.58 INCHES
LIQUID) COMBINED WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE IN THE SOUTHWESTERLIES...
EVIDENT IN RAP ANALYSES...PROVIDES SOME INSIGHT INTO EARLY ONSET OF
STORMS. EXPECT STORMS TO SPREAD INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE DIVIDE
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AS PEAK HEATING STILL A
COUPLE OF HOURS OFF.
DIURNAL COOLING WILL BRING AN END TO SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY BY...OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET AS INSUFFICIENT MOISTURE AND
LIFT TO SUSTAIN IT. LATER THIS EVENING AN EASTWARD PROPAGATING
SHORTWAVE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA DRIVING THE
STALLED FRONT SOUTHWARD. MODELS TAKE THE FRONT TO THE NORTHERN
REACHES OF THE TAVAPUTS AND ROAN PLATEAUS AND INTO THE WHITE RIVER
NATIONAL FOREST BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. LIKE EARLIER IN THE WEEK...
THE FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH WITHOUT FANFARE BRINGING A SHIFT IN
SURFACE WINDS TO THE NORTH AND LITTLE ELSE TO MARK ITS PASSAGE.
ON SATURDAY...THE FRONT AGAIN LIFTS NORTHWARD AND WEAKENS. THE
FORECAST AREA WILL REMAIN BENEATH THE COL BETWEEN THE LOW OVER THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND THE PREVAILING WESTERLIES TO THE NORTH. AS
SUCH...MOISTURE TRAPPED OVER THE AREA WILL FUEL ANOTHER ROUND OF
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
LATER ON SATURDAY NIGHT...FLOW WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A BROAD
FLAT TROUGH SETTLES OVER THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. THIS SHIFT IN FLOW
WILL DRIVE MUCH OF THE MOISTURE OVER THE REGION EAST OF THE
DIVIDE. THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO SAG SOUTHWARD ON SUNDAY TIGHTENING
THE HEIGHT GRADIENT ACROSS THE NORTH. AS A RESULT...WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO INCREASE WHILE MOISTURE DIMINISHES. CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE UNDER THIS REGIME AND A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. FURTHER DETAILS BELOW IN THE FIRE
WEATHER SECTION OF THIS PRODUCT. DRYING PRECLUDES THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT SO LEFT ANY MENTION OF MOIST CONVECTION OUT OF THE
FORECAST.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY WARM/HOT THIS WEEKEND. WENT
WITH NEAR PERSISTENCE HIGHS SATURDAY AS FLOW REMAINS LIGHT AND 7H
TEMP FIELDS LARGELY UNCHANGED. BOOSTED HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES ON
SUNDAY AS WINDS MIX DOWN ADDED WARMTH. SOME AREAS WILL LIKELY HIT
THE CENTURY MARK FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
CONTINUE TO HOVER NEAR NORMAL.
.LONG TERM...(SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 300 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
A STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA AS THE
SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE UPPER TROUGH SAGS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK. DURING EACH AFTERNOON THIS
STRONGER FLOW WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE FOR BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE NORTH. THIS FLOW WILL SCOUR OUT ANY
OF THE SCANT MOISTURE LINGERING NEAR THE DIVIDE...FOR VERY DRY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. THEREFORE THE MAIN
CONCERN FOR THIS PERIOD WILL PERTAIN TO FIRE WEATHER. SEE FIRE
WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW.
THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW LONG THE TROUGH
WILL REMAIN TO OUR NORTH. MODELS HAVE INDICATED WE SHOULD BEGIN TO
SEE A LIGHTER FLOW BEGINNING ON WED...BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE WILL DROP INTO THE BASE OF THE TROUGH TO OUR
NORTHWEST...BEFORE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM SHIFTS EAST ON THU. FOR NOW
WILL STAY WITH THE DOWNTURN IN THE WINDS ON WED...BUT WITH LOW
CONFIDENCE. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION ON THU INTO
FRI...BRINGING A RELIEF FROM THE WINDS. BUT DRY AND VERY WARM TO HOT
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SATURDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 957 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
PASSING SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY A THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT KVEL
THROUGH 06Z. THIS CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD INTO NORTHWEST
COLORADO LATER THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 09Z.
OTHERWISE NO OTHER AVIATION HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.
SATURDAY...AFTERNOON CU IS EXPECTED TO POP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
ACROSS THE REGION...BUT THE CHANCE OF A HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS
REMAINS 10 PERCENT OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY. NO THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED TO IMPACT ANY TAF SITES EXCEPT FOR GUSTY WINDS OUTFLOW
WINDS OF 25-30 KTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 300 PM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012
THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF A BROAD TROUGH ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER
STATES WILL REACH SOUTHWARD INTO OUR FORECAST ARE BEGINNING ON
SUNDAY. AS A RESULT WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL INCREASE AS
THE JET STREAM SAGS TOWARDS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. AT THE SURFACE
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EACH AFTERNOON BEGINNING ON
SUNDAY...UNTIL AFTER THE MAIN TROUGH SHIFTS EAST. ALSO CONDITIONS
WILL REMAIN DRY ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE JET. THEREFORE A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFT/EVE FOR THE
NORTHERN ZONES...WHICH WILL BE FAVORED FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS.
HOWEVER UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES CONCERNING THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE
STRONGER WINDS. IT LOOKS LIKE AFTERNOON WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE NORTHERN TROUGH SHIFTS
EAST. THEN LIGHTER WINDS WILL BE EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR COZ200>203.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR COZ200>203.
UT...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR UTZ482>487.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR UTZ482>487.
&&
UPDATE...PF
SHORT TERM...NL
LONG TERM...EH
AVIATION...PF
FIRE WEATHER...EHHazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 5:47 AM MDT, 21 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 547 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-161200- LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS-ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS- UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-GRAND VALLEY-DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR- CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN-GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS- GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS- CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN- WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS-FLATTOPS- UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY-UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE- NORTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS- PARADOX VALLEY/LOWER DOLORES RIVER- FOUR CORNERS/UPPER DOLORES RIVER-ANIMAS RIVER BASIN- SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS- EASTERN UINTA BASIN-TAVAPUTS PLATEAU-ARCHES/GRAND FLAT- LA SAL AND ABAJO MOUNTAINS-CANYONLANDS/NATURAL BRIDGES- 547 AM MDT FRI JUN 15 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL CAUSE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN TO INCLUDE THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS AND ROAN/TAVAPUTS PLATEAU. GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING STORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FAVORING HIGHER TERRAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY INCREASING FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2012Red Flag Warnings in Utah, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.