Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
Areas Affected: Colorado River Headwaters
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Tuesday 10:04pm MDT
Alert Effective: Tuesday 10:04pm MDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 1:45pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 10:00am MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 10:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 BELOW 8000 FEET... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River Headwaters below 8000 feet. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Wednesday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * WINDS...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts 35 to 50 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.f0862de4238efdac4e97a2dd28591ddce21ca58b.002.2 Codes: COZ205 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f0862de4238efdac4e97a2dd28591ddce21ca58b.002.2