…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
FRIDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS
FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 BELOW 7000 FEET…
…FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY
AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 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 9 AM Friday to
midnight MDT Friday night. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in
effect.
* AFFECTED AREA…In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower
Colorado River 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 9
AM Friday to midnight MDT Friday night. For the Fire Weather
Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening.
* WINDS…South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…4 to 9 percent.
* IMPACTS…Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.