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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
214 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2025
COZ200>203-205-207-290>295-UTZ485>487-490-491-150400-
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LITTLE SNAKE FORECAST AREA-ROUTT FORECAST AREA-
WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA-LOWER COLORADO RIVER-
COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS-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-
214 PM MDT THU AUG 14 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 201, 202,
203, 205, 207, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 485, 486, 487, 490,
AND 491...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 200, 201, 202, 203, 205, 207, 290, 291, 292, 293,
294, 295, 485, 486, 487, 490, AND 491...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AFTERNOON HAS DECREASED. ANTECEDENT DRY
CONDITIONS COULD STILL HELP WITH FIRE STARTS, DESPITE WETTING
RAINS AND HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 200 LITTLE
SNAKE FORECAST AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 201 ROUTT FORECAST
AREA, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 202 WHITE RIVER FORECAST AREA, FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205
COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS, 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...UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
* THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS WHICH, WHEN
COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS, WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING 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.
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