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WWUS85 KGJT 050401
RFWGJT
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
1001 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026
COZ205-293-051215-
/O.CON.KGJT.FW.W.0046.260805T1900Z-260806T0200Z/
COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS-GUNNISON BASIN FORECAST AREA-
1001 PM MDT TUE AUG 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 205 AND 293...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO
RIVER HEADWATERS AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 293 GUNNISON BASIN
FORECAST AREA.
* TIMING...FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 TO 12 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE THAT DEVELOPS WILL CATCH AND SPREAD
QUICKLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.
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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