Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
Areas Affected: Lower Colorado River
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 11:33am MDT
Alert Effective: Friday 11:33am MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 8:00pm MDT
Event Onset: Friday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Friday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 7500 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River below 7500 feet. * TIMING...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 to 17 percent. * IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise extreme caution with any outdoor burning.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1423a5424d366cbcef30d09c6ca5b42b7fa2b27.001.1 Codes: COZ203 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1423a5424d366cbcef30d09c6ca5b42b7fa2b27.001.1