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: Tuesday 10:04pm MDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 10:04pm MDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 1:45pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 10:00am MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 10:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River below 8000 feet. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Wednesday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts 30 to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 to 14 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.f0862de4238efdac4e97a2dd28591ddce21ca58b.004.2 Codes: COZ203 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0862de4238efdac4e97a2dd28591ddce21ca58b.004.2