Official

Fire Weather Watch issued June 20 at 1:41AM MDT until June 22 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO

…RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 207, 290,
291, 292, 293, 294, 486, 487, 490, AND 491…

…FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 207, 290, 291, 292, 293,
294, 486, 487, 490, AND 491…

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for gusty winds, low relative humidity and dry
fuels, which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday
evening.

* AFFECTED AREA…In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little
Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River
Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower
Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast
Area, Fire Weather Zone 291 Northern San Juan Forecast Area,
Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area, Fire Weather
Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone
294 Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire
Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin, Fire Weather Zone 487
Book Cliffs, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and
Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah.

* TIMING…For the first Red Flag Warning, from 9 AM this
morning to midnight MDT tonight. For the second Red Flag
Warning, from 9 AM Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday night.
For the Fire Weather Watch, from Sunday afternoon through
Sunday evening.

* WINDS…Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts 30 to 50 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…3 to 8 percent.

* IMPACTS…Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch
and spread rapidly and erratically.

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