... 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.
National Weather Service:
Fire Weather Watch
Gunnison, CO
Current Conditions
32 °F
Clear
5 mph
from the NNW
27 °F
30.18 in
28 °F
80%
10.0 miles
Gunnison, CO
Updated — 3:35 AM MDT on May 21, 2013
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Gunnison
32 °F - Clear
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Cottonwood Pass
-24 °F - N/A -
Monarch Pass
25 °F - N/A
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Aspen
33 °F - Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for Gunnison (81230)
Tuesday
 Partly Cloudy
H 63° / L 34°
|
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 70° / L 36°
|
Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 72° / L 37°
|
Friday
Clear
H 70° / L 37°
|
Saturday
Partly Cloudy
H 70° / L 36°
|
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High of 63F. Winds from the West at 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. Low of 34F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy in the morning, then clear. High of 70F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday NightPartly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 36F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Clear. High of 72F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday NightPartly cloudy in the evening, then clear. Low of 37F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph.
Friday
Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 70F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph.
Friday NightClear. Low of 37F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. High of 70F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph.
Saturday NightPartly cloudy. Low of 36F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph.
Statement as of 2:54 am MDT on May 21, 2013
Fire Weather Watch
