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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WRN COLORADO AND NE UTAH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO
345 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
CORRECTED TO ADD DISCUSSION
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR UTAH
ZONES 482...483...484...486...487 ALL BELOW 7000 FEET...AND
COLORADO FIRE ZONES 200...202...203 BELOW 9000 FEET...290...
291...292...293 BELOW 10500 FEET...AND 207 BELOW 9000 FEET FOR
DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH HAINES INDEX OF
6...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR UTAH ZONES 484...486...487 ALL BELOW 7000
FEET...AND COLORADO FIRE ZONES 200...202...203 BELOW 9000
FEET...290...291...292 AND 293 BELOW 10500 FEET FOR DRY
FUELS...LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND HIGH HAINES INDEX OF 6...
.DISCUSSION...STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW AROUND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS COMBINED WITH THE CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
WILL KEEP FIRE WEATHER A CONCERN THROUGH FRIDAY AT LEAST...AND
POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEK. FOR TONIGHT A PASSING COOL FRONT WILL
KEEP THE AIR MASS UNSETTLED...FOR GUSTY WINDS THROUGHOUT THE
EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND
ISOLATED GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. LITTLE CHANGE IS
EXPECTED FROM DAY TO DAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND THE FLOW ALOFT MIXES TO THE SURFACE
EACH AFTERNOON.
...GUSTY ERRATIC WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS
OR THUNDERSTORMS...
COZ203-201400-
ZONE 203...GRAND JUNCTION FORECAST AREA-
INCLUDING...SOUTHERN ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS...GRAND VALLEY...
DEBEQUE/RIFLE/GLENWOOD SPRINGS AND VICINITY...
CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN...
BATTLEMENT MESA AND NORTHERN GRAND MESA...
NORTHERN ELK MOUNTAINS...WEST SLOPES SOUTHERN GORE RANGE...
SOUTHERN FLAT TOPS AND WHITE RIVER PLATEAU...
NORTHERN UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU
345 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 9000
FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS FOR
ELEVATIONS BELOW 9000 FEET...
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-58 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-34%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 45 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH LATE
TONIGHT.
10K FT WIND.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-93 F NEAR 6000 FEET
76-86 F NEAR 8000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
10K FT WIND.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10%).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-61 F.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-31%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 30 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH BY SUNSET.
10K FT WIND.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
.FRIDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10%).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-92 F NEAR 6000 FEET
73-83 F NEAR 8000 FEET.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10%.
20-FOOT WINDS.......DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
10K FT WIND.........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1.
HAINES INDEX........6 HIGH.
.FORECAST FOR DAY 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49-59. HIGHS 81-91. SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 46-56. HIGHS 83-93. SOUTHWEST WINDS
10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 47-57. HIGHS 84-94. WINDS LESS THAN
15 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 48-58. HIGHS 86-96.
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 49-59. HIGHS 88-98.
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