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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
916 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
COZ201-205-131200-
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/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0026.250814T1700Z-250815T0400Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0027.250815T1700Z-250816T0400Z/
ROUTT FORECAST AREA-COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS-
916 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201 AND 205...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201 AND 205...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 201 AND 205...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT
FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO RIVER
HEADWATERS.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. FOR THE FIRST FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. FOR THE SECOND FIRE WEATHER
WATCH, FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 16 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY DRY
CONDITIONS, WILL BE CAPABLE OF FIRE STARTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
COZ200-202-203-207-290>295-UTZ485>487-490-491-131200-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0026.250814T1700Z-250815T0400Z/
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.A.0027.250815T1700Z-250816T0400Z/
LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-
LOWER COLORADO RIVER-SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA-
PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA-
SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER EAST FORECAST AREA-
EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-BOOK CLIFFS-
COLORADO RIVER BASIN-SOUTHEAST UTAH-
916 PM MDT TUE AUG 12 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 203, 207, 290, 291, 292,
293, 294, 295, 485, 486, 487, 490, AND 491...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 203, 207, 290, 291, 292,
293, 294, 295, 485, 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, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 SOUTHWEST COLORADO LOWER FORECAST AREA,
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 290 PARADOX VALLEY FORECAST AREA, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 291 NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 292 NORTH FORK FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293
GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 294 SOUTHWEST
COLORADO UPPER WEST FORECAST AREA AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 295
SOUTHWEST COLORADO UPPER EAST FORECAST AREA. IN UTAH, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 485 EASTERN ASHLEY NATIONAL FOREST, 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...FOR THE FIRST FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. FOR THE SECOND FIRE WEATHER
WATCH, FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND
GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY DRY
CONDITIONS, WILL BE CAPABLE OF FIRE STARTS.
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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