... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening for gusty winds... low humidity... and dry fuels
for fire weather zones 290... 292 and 293... below 9500 feet...
The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a Fire
Weather Watch for gusty winds... low humidity... and dry fuels...
which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through Thursday
evening.
* Affected area... in Colorado... fire weather zone 290 Paradox
Valley forecast area... fire weather zone 292 North Fork
forecast area and fire weather zone 293 Gunnison basin
forecast area.
* Winds... southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative humidity... 7 to 12 percent.
* Impacts... strong gusty winds... low humidity... and dry fuels
may combine to produce critical fire weather conditions and
the potential for rapid fire growth.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.
