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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
242 PM MDT MON APR 12 2021
COZ203-207-290-UTZ490-491-131200-
/O.NEW.KGJT.FW.A.0007.210414T1900Z-210415T0300Z/
LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA-
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
242 PM MDT MON APR 12 2021
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203, 207, 290, 490, AND 491...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER
COLORADO RIVER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER
FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY
FORECAST AREA. IN UTAH, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 490 COLORADO RIVER
BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 491 SOUTHEAST UTAH.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 TO 14 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BECOME FAVORABLE FOR RAPID IGNITION
AND SPREAD OF FIRES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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