Breeze Mountain Mine, CO Weather Warnings
Fire danger
Red Flag Warning issued June 26 at 9:02PM MDT until June 28 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 201 Routt Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 291 Northern San Juan Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area. * TIMING...From 10 AM Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday night. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...14 to 19 percent. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically. 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.
National Weather Service
Wind
Wind Advisory issued June 26 at 10:42AM MDT until June 27 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...In Colorado, Central Yampa River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, and Central Colorado River Basin. In Utah, Arches/Grand Flat and Southeast Utah. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.
National Weather Service