Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this red flag warning at Sep 5, 2016, 4:30 AM MDT for 9 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Sep 5, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Sep 5, 2016, 4:30 AM MDT (10:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 5, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Dolores County, CO, Garfield County, CO, La Plata County, CO, Mesa County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Montezuma County, CO, Montrose County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, San Miguel County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 57 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3496 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
934 WWUS85 KGJT 051030 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 430 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...207 AND 290 IN WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO... .BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY WHICH...WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW DEW POINT TEMPERATURES AND DRY VEGETATION OVER PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY AND DOLORES COUNTIES. COZ203-207-290-051830- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.W.0021.160905T1800Z-160906T0200Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- 430 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...207 AND 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 TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
4 follow-up statements
291 WWUS85 KGJT 051334 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 734 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...207 AND 290 IN WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO... .BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY WHICH...WHEN COMBINED WITH LOW DEW POINT TEMPERATURES AND DRY VEGETATION OVER PORTIONS OF WEST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST COLORADO...WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY AND DOLORES COUNTIES. COZ203-207-290-060000- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.160905T1800Z-160906T0200Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- 734 AM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...207 AND 290... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * HUMIDITY...13 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM NOAA/NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/GJT
273 WWUS85 KGJT 051956 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 156 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 290 IN WESTERN COLORADO... .BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO...WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY... GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY AND DOLORES COUNTIES. COZ200-202-060400- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KGJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160906T0200Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- 156 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200 AND 202... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200 AND 202 BELOW 8500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 8500 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 8500 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ203-207-290-060400- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160906T0200Z/ LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- 156 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203...207 AND 290... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203... 207 AND 290 BELOW 8500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 8500 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ205-294-060400- /O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS- SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA- 156 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 205 AND 294 BELOW 8500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BELOW 8500 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 294 SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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
329 WWUS85 KGJT 052013 AAA RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 213 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR FIRE ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 292 IN PORTIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO INCLUDING THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA AND DOLORES COUNTIES FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...205...207...290...294 BELOW 8500 FEET INCLUDING THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA AND DOLORES COUNTIES ... .BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO...WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY... GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY AND DOLORES COUNTIES. COZ200-202-203-207-290-060415- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160906T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- 213 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 290... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 290 BELOW 8500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...13 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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 CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ205-294-060415- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS- SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA- 213 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 205 AND 294 BELOW 8500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 294 SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...15 TO 20 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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
015 WWUS85 KGJT 060205 RFWGJT URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 805 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR FIRE ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 292 IN PORTIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO INCLUDING THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA AND DOLORES COUNTIES FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS ... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200... 202...203...205...207...290...294 BELOW 8500 FEET INCLUDING THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...GRAND VALLEY... PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA AND DOLORES COUNTIES ... .BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL COMBINE WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY VEGETATION OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN COLORADO...AND COULD RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE THE WHITE RIVER VALLEY...LITTLE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY... GRAND VALLEY...PARADOX VALLEY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF MONTEZUMA COUNTY AND DOLORES COUNTIES. COZ200-202-203-207-290-061015- /O.EXP.KGJT.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160906T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA- LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA- PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA- 805 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 290 BELOW 8500 FEET... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY... AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200...202...203...207 AND 290... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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. && $$ COZ205-294-061015- /O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0017.160906T1900Z-160907T0000Z/ COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS- SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA- 805 PM MDT MON SEP 5 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 205 AND 294 BELOW 8500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 294 SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * HUMIDITY...13 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO GROW RAPIDLY BECOMING DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Junction, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 1:56 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | GJT | Dolores, Eagle, Garfield, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat and 5 more | 14 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.