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Red Flag Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO

    RED FLAG WARNING  

Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, CO; Paradox Valley, CO; Eastern Uintah Basin, UT; Book Cliffs, UT; Colorado River Basin, UT

Red Flag Warning issued May 27 at 12:12PM MDT until May 27 at 8:00PM MDT 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 ZONES 207, 290, 486, 487, AND 490

Areas Affected: Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; Eastern Uintah Basin; Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:12pm MDT

Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:12pm MDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 6:00am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 1:00pm MDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm MDT

Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO

Details: 
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207, 290, 486, 487, AND 490...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 207, 290, 486, 487, AND 490...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207, 290, 486, 487, AND 490...

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Red
Flag Warning for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry
fuels, which is in effect from 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. A Fire
Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch for
gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels is in effect
from Friday afternoon through Friday evening. The Fire Weather
Watch is no longer in effect.

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest
Colorado Lower Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox
Valley Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern
Uinta Basin, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs and Fire
Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin.

* TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 8 PM MDT this
evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM
MDT Thursday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday
afternoon through Friday evening.

* WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.176921b61fd612c8fb88c6807e6549c9d11361cc.001.4
Codes: COZ207, COZ290, UTZ486, UTZ487, UTZ490
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.176921b61fd612c8fb88c6807e6549c9d11361cc.001.4