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Fire Weather Warning

Statement as of 2:53 PM MDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


... Red flag warning in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday for
gusty winds... low humidity... and dry fuels for fire weather zone
203 below 8000 feet...

The National Weather Service in Grand Junction has issued a red
flag warning for gusty winds... low humidity... and dry fuels...
which is in effect from noon to 9 PM MDT Thursday. The Fire
Weather Watch is no longer in effect.

* Affected area... in Colorado... fire weather zone 203 Grand
Junction forecast area.

* Winds... southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative humidity... 5 to 10 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 red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds... low relative humidity... and warm temperatures can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.

Please advise the appropriate officials and affected field
personnel of this red flag warning.






Local Storm Report



05/20/2013 0427 PM

Fruitvale, Mesa County.

Hail e0.25 inch, reported by NWS employee.






05/20/2013 0427 PM

Fruitvale, Mesa County.

Hail e0.25 inch, reported by NWS employee.






05/20/2013 0422 PM

3 miles NNE of grand juncti, Mesa County.

Hail e0.25 inch, reported by official NWS obs.


            Pea-sized hail briefly fell





05/20/2013 0422 PM

3 miles NNE of grand juncti, Mesa County.

Hail e0.25 inch, reported by official NWS obs.


            Pea-sized hail briefly fell



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 12:59 PM MDT on May 21, 2013


The following are preliminary 24 hour precipitation reports from
western Colorado and eastern Utah, ending around 8 am Tuesday. The
first value is rainfall or water amounts in snow, and the second
value is snowfall, when appropriate. Amounts are in inches.


Western Colorado and eastern Utah 24 hour Airport stations:

Vernal, 0.32.


Official climate stations of western colorado:

2 miles west of Fruita, 0.11.
Palisade, 0.17.
Steamboat Springs, 0.11.


Official climate stations of eastern utah:

Jarvie ranch, 0.42.


Unofficial stations:

33 miles north of Craig, 0.19.
5 miles south of Durango, 0.21.
1 mile southeast of Steamboat Springs, 0.19.


Climate reference network sites of western colorado:

2 miles east of Dinosaur, 0.12.


Additional unofficial reports:

Basalt 6e 0.12
Vail 1wnw 0.20
Eagle 1sse 0.05
Crested Butte 6n 0.12 2.0
Craig 1ese 0.13
Carbondale 8s 0.15
Meeker 2wsw 0.12


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