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Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 20, 2012, 10:44 PM MDT for 7 counties in Utah; 11 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 22, 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 20, 2012, 10:44 PM MDT (04:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 22, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Delta County, CO, Garfield County, CO, Gunnison County, CO, Hinsdale County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat 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), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 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 22, 1:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 5 Nw Mack, CO | |
| Jun 22, 4:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 3 E Rifle, 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 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 5028 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
960
WWUS85 KGJT 210444
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1044 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480...
481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200...
201...202...290...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 203 FRIDAY FROM NOON
UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480...
481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200...
201...202...290...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 203 FOR SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS...
.HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY THEN
WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE BREAK DOWN OF
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST FROM
25 TO 35 MPH. AT THE SAME TIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15
PERCENT. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBLY OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
REDEVELOPING SATURDAY.
COZ200>203-290-UTZ481>487-211645-
/O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0019.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0026.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0020.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/
LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
PARADOX VALLEY 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-
1044 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
200...201...202...203...290...481...482...483...484...485...
486 AND 487...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...290...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 NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* 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.
IN UTAH...
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 ABOVE 7000 FEET WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL
FOREST
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 ABOVE 8000 FEET SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL
FOREST
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 ABOVE 8000 FEET WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 ABOVE 6500 FEET EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL
FOREST
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN
...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.
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)5 follow-up statements
649 WWUS85 KGJT 211041 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 441 AM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200... 201...202...290...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 203 FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200... 201...202...290...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 203 FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY THEN WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE BREAK DOWN OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. AT THE SAME TIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBLY OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING SATURDAY. COZ200>203-290-UTZ481>487-212245- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0026.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0020.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY 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- 441 AM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...290...481...482...483... 484...485...486 AND 487... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...290...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 ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA. IN UTAH... ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 481 ABOVE 7000 FEET WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 482 WESTERN UINTA BASIN ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 483 ABOVE 8000 FEET SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 484 ABOVE 8000 FEET WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 485 ABOVE 6500 FEET EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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)
454 WWUS85 KGJT 212135 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 335 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200... 201...202...290...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 203 FRIDAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200... 201...202...290...AND THE WESTERN HALF OF ZONE 203 FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE BREAK DOWN OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. AT THE SAME TIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBLY OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS REDEVELOPING SATURDAY. COZ200>203-290-UTZ481>487-221130- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0026.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0020.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA- WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY 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- 335 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...290...481...482...483... 484...485...486 AND 487... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...201...202...203...290...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...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY 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...3 TO 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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)
026 WWUS85 KGJT 221117 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200... 201...202...203...290...291...292 AND 293 TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200... 201...202...203...290...291...292 AND 293 SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO ZONES 290...291...292...293 AND 207 FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... .HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE BREAK DOWN OF THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS GUST FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. AT THE SAME TIME HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW 15 PERCENT. THESE CONDITIONS RETURN AGAIN ON SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY...THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING. HOWEVER...MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE RAINFALL. AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COZ290-222200- /O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0020.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0026.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/ PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 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 ZONE 290... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290... 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 TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA. * WINDS...TODAY AND SATURDAY...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT...TODAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN SATURDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LAL OF 6. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ COZ291>293-222200- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.FW.W.0026.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/ NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA- 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 291...292 AND 293... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 291...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 291...292 AND 293... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...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 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LAL OF 6. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND SATURDAY. 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-UTZ481>487-222200- /O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0020.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0026.120622T1800Z-120623T0300Z/ 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- 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 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... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY 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 DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 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. && $$ COZ207-222200- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LAL OF 6. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE. 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)
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WWUS85 KGJT 221940
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
140 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480...
481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200...
201...202...203...290...291...292 AND 293 TODAY FROM NOON UNTIL
9 PM MDT FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480...
481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200...
201...202...203...290...291...292 AND 293 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO ZONES
290...291...292...293 AND 207 FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS...
.HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST TODAY AND TOMORROW
CAUSING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TO BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THE WINDS WILL KEEP HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS COMMONPLACE
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
BEING MET TODAY AND WILL BE MET AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH
HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST PLACES AND WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. BY SUNDAY...THE WINDS WILL BE
DIMINISHING BUT MOISTURE MOVING NORTHWARD WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST
COLORADO. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE
RAINFALL. AS A RESULT...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THESE AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COZ290>293-230745-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120623T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
140 PM MDT FRI JUN 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 290...291...292 AND 293...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 290...291...292 AND 293...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290...291...292 AND 293...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN LAL OF 6.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS TODAY AND SATURDAY.
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-UTZ481>487-230745-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120623T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
140 PM MDT FRI JUN 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...201...202...203...481...482...483...484...485...
486 AND 487...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY 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 THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.
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.
&&
$$
COZ207-230745-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
140 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN LAL OF 6.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
$$
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)991
WWUS85 KGJT 230309
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
909 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES
480... 481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES
200... 201...202...203...290...291...292 AND 293...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONES 480...
481...482...483...484...485...486...487 AND COLORADO ZONES 200...
201...202...203...290...291...292 AND 293 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO ZONES
290...291...292...293 AND 207 FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS...
.HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
CAUSING GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TO BE FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THE WINDS WILL KEEP HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS COMMONPLACE
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL
BE MET AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS FOR MOST PLACES AND WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. BY SUNDAY...THE WINDS WILL BE DIMINISHING BUT MOISTURE
MOVING NORTHWARD WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO
MUCH OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THESE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE RAINFALL. AS A RESULT...A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COZ290>293-231515-
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/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
909 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 290...291...292 AND 293...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 290...291...292 AND 293...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
290...291...292 AND 293...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
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 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
REDEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN LAL OF 6.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS TODAY AND SATURDAY.
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-UTZ481>487-231515-
/O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-120623T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/
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-
909 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY 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 WILL EXPIRE AT 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...
* 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
REDEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...6 TO 11 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.
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.
&&
$$
COZ207-231515-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
909 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN LAL OF 6.
* OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE.
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 Jun 20, 10:21 PM MDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 10:21 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1021 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 334 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU...AS HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST SHIFTS EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES ON THURSDAY. DUE TO THIS VERY DRY AIR...AND A
MORE RELAXED PRESSURE GRADIENT...STRONG INVERSIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
FORM TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN POTENTIALLY BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES IN MIDDLE AND UPPER YAMPA AND WHITE RIVER. THEREFORE
WILL HOIST A FREEZE ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTHWEST COLORADO.
THEN AFTER COOLER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT...A WARMING TREND
WILL BEGIN WITH TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING ON THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT. HIGHS WILL CLIMB TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON THU BUT
STILL REMAIN BELOW WED'S HOT READINGS. LOWS WILL GO FROM GENERALLY
BELOW NORMAL READINGS TONIGHT TO AROUND 5-8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
ON THU NIGHT. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST ON
THURSDAY...BUT REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE.
.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 334 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND TRANSITIONING
TO A WETTER PATTERN NEXT WEEK.
THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY AS A DEEP LOW DIGS TOWARDS THE OREGON COAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE OVER 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL UNDER VERY DRY CONDITIONS. SW
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA EACH
AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY...SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE BEGINS TO BE PULLED
NORTHWARD INTO THE FORECAST AREA. BY SUNDAY HIGH-BASED LATE-DAY
STORMS WILL SPREAD INTO MOST OF THE MOUNTAIN ZONES. THE GFS
REMAINS MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH THIS MOISTURE FETCH AND MOISTURE IS
PROGGED TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NEXT
WEEK. BOTH THE EC AND GFS SHOW A DISTURBANCE IN 500-300MB
POTENTIAL VORTICITY OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY THAT MAY BE THE
TRIGGER FOR THE BEGINNING OF CONVECTION. MODELS TYPICALLY HAVE A
HARD TIME WITH THE DETAILS OF THE ONSET OF THIS MONSOONAL FLOW.
BUT THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT TOWARDS INCREASING POTENTIAL FOR
WETTING RAINS BY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1021 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 334 PM MDT WED JUN 20 2012
HIGH PRESSURE AMPLIFIES OVER THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT ALLOWING FOR
STRONG SURFACE BASED INVERSIONS TO FORM. THURSDAY...THE HIGH
CENTER IS ANCHORED IN NEW MEXICO AS THE RIDGE AXIS BUILDS OVER THE
FORECAST AREA. THE RIDGE SHIFTS ONTO THE EASTERN PLAINS ON FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY ADDING STRONGER SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE VERY WARM AND
DRY CONDITIONS. IN DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW...MOISTURE BEGINS TO INVADE
THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS SATURDAY AND THE REMAINDER OF
THE MOUNTAIN ZONES ON SUNDAY. INITIALLY THESE STORMS WILL BE HIGH
BASED PRODUCING MORE WIND AND LIGHTNING THAN RAIN. SO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THE
CURRENT MODELS INDICATE THE CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS INCREASE ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR COZ200>203-290.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR COZ200>203-290.
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR COZ002-005.
UT...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR UTZ481>487.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING FOR UTZ481>487.
&&
SHORT TERM...EH
LONG TERM...JOE
AVIATION...NL
FIRE WEATHER...JOEHazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 5:56 AM MDT, 16 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 556 AM MDT WED JUN 20 2012 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-211200- 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- 556 AM MDT WED JUN 20 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY HOT TEMPERATURES RETURN ON FRIDAY...AND COMBINED WITH INCREASING SURFACE WIND AND LOW HUMIDITY...FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BECOME CRITICAL ONCE AGAIN. THE HOT WEATHER CONTINUES ON SATURDAY BUT SURFACE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER. SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...MOSTLY OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. THE STORMS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL GENERATE LITTLE RAINFALL. .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.