…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 203 AND 205 BELOW 7000 FEET…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND
DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 205 BELOW 7000 FEET…
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Red
Flag Warning below 7000 feet for gusty winds, low relative
humidity and dry fuels, which is in effect from noon to 8 PM MDT
Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* AFFECTED AREA…In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower
Colorado River and Fire Weather Zone 205 Colorado River
Headwaters below 7000 feet.
* TIMING…For the first Red Flag Warning, from noon today to 8
PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from
noon to 8 PM MDT Saturday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from
Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
* WINDS…South 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…8 to 13 percent.
* IMPACTS…Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.