Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 27, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 22, 2012, 5:17 AM MDT for 11 counties in Colorado; 7 counties in Utah. It took effect at Jun 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2012, 5:17 AM MDT (11:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 23, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 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 11:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 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
- 5966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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)
5 follow-up statements
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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.
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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.
&&
$$
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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-
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.
&&
$$
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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.
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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)513 WWUS85 KGJT 231005 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 405 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONE 487...AND COLORADO ZONES 201...202...203...290...291...292...293 AND 207 FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE SHIFTING EAST TODAY CAUSING GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THE WINDS WILL KEEP HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS IN PLACE WITH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AGAIN EXPECTED. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH 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 THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN 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>293-232230- /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- 405 AM MDT SAT JUN 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 290...291...292 AND 293... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS 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...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * 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. 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. && $$ COZ201>203-UTZ487-232230- /O.EXA.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ ROUTT FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS- 405 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201...202...203 AND 487... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201...202...203 AND 487... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA. IN UTAH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN LAL OF 6. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ200-UTZ481>486-232230- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN UINTA BASIN- 405 AM MDT SAT JUN 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 200...481...482...483...484...485 AND 486... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE 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 AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 486 EASTERN UINTA BASIN. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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. && $$ COZ207-232230- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 405 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH AN LAL OF 6. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT (ALL LOWER CASE)
113 WWUS85 KGJT 231726 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1126 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...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 UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONE 487... AND COLORADO ZONES 201...202...203...290...291...292...293 AND 207 FROM 10 AM TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... .EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE OREGON COAST AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ON THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS AFTERNOON...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN COLORADO. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE RAINFALL...THOUGH WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN PORTION OF COLORADO ZONES. COZ201>203-290>293-UTZ487-240530- /O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0028.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ ROUTT FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA- GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS- 1126 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201...202...203...290...291...292...293 AND 487... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201...202...203...290...291...292...293 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 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... 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 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA. IN UTAH...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 15 PERCENT TODAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY 10 AM TO MIDNIGHT 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 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. && $$ COZ207-240530- /O.UPG.KGJT.FW.A.0021.120624T1800Z-120625T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0028.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/ DURANGO FORECAST AREA- 1126 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO FORECAST AREA. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY 10 AM TO MIDNIGHT WITH AN LAL OF 6. * OUTFLOW WINDS...STRONG AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH VERY HIGH RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ200-UTZ481>486-240300- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0027.120623T1800Z-120624T0300Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST- WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST- EASTERN UINTA BASIN- 1126 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...481...482...483...484...485 AND 486... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE 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. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 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. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
779
WWUS85 KGJT 240301
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
901 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE OVER 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEAST UTAH ZONE
487...AND COLORADO ZONES 201...202...203...290...291...292...293
AND 207 FROM 10 AM TO MIDNIGHT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...
.EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO ARE SANDWICHED BETWEEN A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE OREGON COAST AND A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE ON THE HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HOT AND
DRY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON WINDS AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOISTURE WILL INCREASE FROM THE
SOUTH TONIGHT. BY SUNDAY...DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN
COLORADO. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LITTLE
RAINFALL...THOUGH WETTING RAINS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE EASTERN
PORTION OF COLORADO ZONES.
COZ201>203-290>293-UTZ487-241515-
/O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0028.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/
ROUTT FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-
GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS-
901 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201...202...203...290...291...292...
293 AND 487...
...RED FLAG WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
201...202...203...290...291...292...293 AND 487...
* AFFECTED AREA...
IN COLORADO...
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 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA AND
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA.
IN UTAH...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 487 EASTERN BOOK CLIFFS.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...4 TO 9 PERCENT.
* THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY
10 AM TO MIDNIGHT 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 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-UTZ481>486-240415-
/O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/
LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WESTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
WESTERN UINTA BASIN-SOUTHERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
WESTERN BOOK CLIFFS-EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-
EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
901 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
200...481...482...483...484...485 AND 486...
DECREASING WINDS AND TEMPERATURES HAVE BROUGHT AN END TO CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG
WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
$$
COZ207-241515-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0028.120624T1600Z-120625T0600Z/
DURANGO FORECAST AREA-
901 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SUNDAY NIGHT 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
10 AM TO MIDNIGHT 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 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.
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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 22, 3:54 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 3:54 AM MDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
354 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
.SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 353 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
VERY DRY AND HOT WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST OVER THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. ANY POTENTIAL CONVECTION WILL BE HOLDING OFF
FOR ANOTHER DAY WITH DRIER AIR SWEEPING BACK IN. HOTTED H7 TEMPS
WILL BE IN PLACE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TRIPLE DIGIT HEAT POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE DESERTS OF SOUTHEAST UTAH AND IN WEST CENTRAL
COLORADO...INCLUDING THE GRAND VALLEY.
H5 ANALYSIS AT 00Z HAD THE H5 LOW CENTERED OVER CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND BY THIS EVENING SHOULD BE SHIFTING OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
AND INTO THE TX PANHANDLE REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING. GOES DERIVED
PRODUCTS INDICATE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE LAYING ACROSS THE FAR
SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO CENTRAL MEXICO WHERE PWATS RUNNING ABOVE
NORMAL AND OVER 1.5 INCHES IN MOST CASES. AS THE LOW RE-POSITIONS
TO THE PLAINS ON SATURDAY IT WILL ALSO BEGIN TO AMPLIFY AND DRAW
THE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE NORTHWARD TOWARD THE 4 CORNERS REGION BY
LATE AFTERNOON. THE RIDGE AMPLIFICATION WILL HELP KEEP
TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL ON SATURDAY AND
USED A BLEND OF GUIDANCE. THE MOISTURE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN
COLORADO MOUNTAINS LOOKS TO BE NEAR OR ABOVE MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL
WITH DRY AIR REMAINING AT THE LOW LEVELS. SO DRY THUNDERSTORM
DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS LOOK TO BE THE MAIN
THREAT DUE TO INVERTED V PROFILES. NOT SURE IF COVERAGE WILL BE
SUFFICIENT FOR CRITICAL FIRE HIGHLIGHTS BUT WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY
SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CWA
WHERE STRONGER WINDS ON THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE WILL EASILY BE
MIXED UP TO.
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY THE RIDGE WILL BE STRENGTHENING AND
EXPANDING WESTWARD WHICH WILL BE PUSHING THE MOISTURE PLUME ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE CWA. THERE IS NO DISTINCT WAVE INDICATED IN
THE FLOW TO SUSTAIN CONVECTION AFTER SUNSET SO REDUCED POPS AFTER
MIDNIGHT BUT CAN NOT TOTALLY RULE OUT A ISOLATED STORM THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS. WITH THE ADDED MOISTURE THERE SHOULD BE
SLIGHTER BETTER CONVECTIVE COVERAGE OVER THE TERRAIN ON SUNDAY
WITH CLOUDS BUILDING EARLIER...TEMPERATURES MAY BE PUSHED BACK A
FEW DEGREES FROM SATURDAY. AGAIN DRY AIR REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS
THE LOW LAYERS AND WINDS WILL BE MORE COMMON THAN MEASURABLE
RAINFALL. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY REMAIN IN PLACE
MAINLY DUE TO THE DRY THUNDERSTORM THREAT.
.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 353 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL PLACE THE FORECAST AREA
UNDER DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW FOR A FEW DAYS AS WE START OFF THIS
EXTENDED PERIOD. MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO CYCLE NORTHWARD...WITH
DIURNALLY DRIVEN CONVECTION EXPECTED EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE LOW LEVELS WILL SHOW SOME
MOISTENING...WHICH COULD DRIVE ISOLATED WETTING RAINS INTO THE
REGION...BUT OVERALL...EXPECT QPF AMOUNTS TO REMAIN MEAGER.
THE DEEP SOUTHERLY PUSH BREAKS DOWN BY THURSDAY WITH DRIER
WESTERLY FLOW RESUMING AS A STRONG SYSTEM TRACKS EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN CANADA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING AT TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMS DUE THE MARGINAL MOISTURE AND EXPECTED CLOUD
COVER...BUT WILL BE BOUNCING BACK UP BY THE END OF THE WEEK AS WE
DRY BACK OUT.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY MORNING)
ISSUED AT 353 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AT ALL
TERMINAL SITES.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
ISSUED AT 353 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012
VERY DRY...HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AGAIN BE IN PLACE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO
FROM THE SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS NORTH TO THE WYOMING STATE LINE. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE MORE MID
AND HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE FINALLY ARRIVES ON SUNDAY. THIS MOISTURE
WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY TO THE
SOUTHERN FIRE ZONES ON SUNDAY...WITH CRITICAL CONDITIONS POSSIBLE
AS DRY LIGHTNING POTENTIAL INCREASES. AS A RESULT...RED FLAG
WARNINGS WILL BE CONTINUING TODAY AND SATURDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND DRY FUELS FOR MUCH OF THE REGION...AND
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF
WESTERN COLORADO FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
&&
.GJT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CO...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
COZ200>203-290>293.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR COZ200>203-
290>293.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR COZ207-290>293.
UT...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
UTZ481>487.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR UTZ481>487.
&&
SHORT TERM...JDC
LONG TERM...15
AVIATION...JDC
FIRE WEATHER...JDCHazardous weather outlook, Jun 22, 5:17 AM MDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 COZ001>014-017>023-UTZ022>025-027>029-231200- 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- 517 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO THROUGH THIS WEEKEND... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WHEN COMBINED WITH VERY DRY VEGETATION... CONDITIONS WILL BE CRITICAL FOR EXTREME FIRE GROWTH. AS A RESULT...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY HOT...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST ON SATURDAY WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED. THE WINDS DECREASE LATE THIS WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH SOME MOISTURE WORKING NORTH INTO SOUTHEAST UTAH AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS AND LITTLE RAIN. THIS ACTIVITY OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 5:17 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, La Plata and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Jun 22, 2:53 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | GJT | Garfield, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Routt | 6 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.