FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR MOST OF WESTERN COLORADO AND NORTHEAST UTAH BELOW THE SNOW LEVEL...FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS...
.GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON ON
SATURDAY AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG
AHEAD OF THIS STORM SYSTEM. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AND DRY
CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED AND WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG
WINDS TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOME UNCERTAINTY IN
THE TIMING OF WHEN THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REACH THE AREA.
SOUTHERN SLOPE UINTA MOUNTAINS-WESTERN UINTA BASIN-EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS-EASTERN UINTA BASIN-
* AFFECTED AREA...BELOW SNOW LEVEL. IN UTAH... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 428
SOUTHERN SLOPE UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 429 NORTHWEST
TAVAPUTS PLATEAU...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 430 WESTERN UINTA BASIN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 442 EASTERN UINTA MOUNTAINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 443 EASTERN UINTA BASIN AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 444 EAST TAVAPUTS PLATEAU.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...ANY FIRE IGNITIONS MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL
WITH LARGE RATES OF SPREAD POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
EVEN SIMPLE AGRICULTURAL BURNS MAY RISK A LOSS OF CONTROL.
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.