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Fire Weather Watch

Statement as of 12:32 PM MDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 11:00 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Thursday afternoon
through Thursday evening for gusty winds... low humidity... and dry
fuels for fire weather zone 203 below 8000 feet...

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

* Winds... southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative humidity... 8 to 13 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.





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


Weather Severe Map
Alabama - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Statement
Alaska - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Special Weather Statement , Record Report
Arizona - Fire Weather Watch
Arkansas - Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch, Flood Advisory , Flood Advisory , Special Statement
California - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Freeze Warning , Freeze Watch , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Fire Weather Watch , Public Information Statement
Connecticut - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Special Weather Statement , Air Quality Alert
Florida - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Record Report
Georgia - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
Hawaii - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory , Record Report
Idaho - Lake Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Illinois - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Indiana - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Iowa - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Kentucky - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Louisiana - Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Massachusetts - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Statement
Michigan - Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Minnesota - Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Advisory
Missouri - Tornado Watch , Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Montana - Lake Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Nebraska - Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Nevada - Wind Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory
New Hampshire - Severe Thunderstorm Watch
New York - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Dense Fog Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
North Carolina - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
North Dakota - Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Watch / Flood Statement , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Ohio - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Record Report
Oklahoma - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Watch , Flood Warning, Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Oregon - Wind Advisory , Freeze Warning , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
Pennsylvania - Record Report
Puerto Rico - Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory
Rhode Island - Severe Thunderstorm Watch
South Carolina - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
South Dakota - Public Information Statement
Tennessee - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
Texas - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Utah - Public Information Statement
Vermont - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Virgin Islands - Areal Flood Advisory
Virginia - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Washington - Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
West Virginia - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Public Information Statement
Wisconsin - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
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