Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
Areas Affected: Little Snake; White River; Paradox Valley; Eastern Uintah Basin; Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
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 ZONES 200, 202, 290, 486, 487, 490, AND 491... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River 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, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah. * TIMING...From 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Wednesday. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 to 13 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.003.2 Codes: COZ200, COZ202, COZ290, UTZ486, UTZ487, UTZ490, UTZ491 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0862de4238efdac4e97a2dd28591ddce21ca58b.003.2