Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
Areas Affected: Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Gunnison Basin; Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 10:02pm MDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 10:02pm MDT
Alert Expires: Thursday 1:45pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Thursday 10:00am MDT
Event Ends: Thursday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207, 293, AND 295... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207, 293, AND 295... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 295 Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 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:2.49.0.1.840.0.29b42b74776766bf147f2762577801c97add768b.001.2 Codes: COZ207, COZ293, COZ295 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.29b42b74776766bf147f2762577801c97add768b.001.2