Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
Areas Affected: Colorado River Headwaters
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 10:01pm MDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 10:01pm MDT
Alert Expires: Monday 2:00pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 1:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Monday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 BELOW 8000 FEET... The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Fire Weather Watch below 8000 feet for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry fuels, which is in effect from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River Headwaters below 8000 feet. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 1 PM to 8 PM MDT Monday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 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. A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0315f04dab9a85b3dff6f170920c24b4e239760b.001.2 Codes: COZ205 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0315f04dab9a85b3dff6f170920c24b4e239760b.001.2