Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Junction, CO
Areas Affected: Lower Colorado River; Colorado River Headwaters
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Thursday 8:17pm MDT
Alert Effective: Thursday 8:17pm MDT
Alert Expires: Friday 1:45pm MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 1:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Friday 9:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Junction CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 205 BELOW 8000 FEET... * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River and Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River Headwaters below 8000 feet. * TIMING...From 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Friday. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 35 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ecaacbfd8a7723d81ddfda2a7fe8d47468f6b0af.003.1 Codes: COZ203, COZ205 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ecaacbfd8a7723d81ddfda2a7fe8d47468f6b0af.003.1