News and opinion about wildland fire
Areas of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona
The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag Warnings for elevated wildfire danger beginning at about 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 16 for areas of Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. As you can see on the map they expire at various times between Tuesday night and Wednesday night.
The forecasts for those areas include strong winds and low humidity.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for elevated wildfire danger in areas of Utah, Arizona, and Alaska. As you can see on the map they expire at various times between Thursday night and Saturday morning.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
A Dense Smoke Advisory has been issued for the Kenai Peninsula and areas west of Anchorage, Alaska for dense smoke from the Swan Lake Fire that could reduce visibility to one-quarter mile or less.
Red Flag Warnings have been issued for areas in Western Colorado and Eastern Utah until 9 p.m. CDT Thursday. Forecasters expect 10 to 20 mph southwest winds gusting to 35, and relative humidity of 9 to 14 percent.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for elevated wildfire danger in areas of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado As you can see on the map they expire at various times on Friday.
The forecast for those areas predict, generally, winds gusting above 35 mph and relative humidity in the low teens.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
Red Flag Warnings are in effect for elevated wildfire danger in areas of Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. As you can see on the map they expire at various times Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for areas of Western Nevada and Northwest California from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 1 a.m. Friday. The forecast calls for southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts at 40 to 45 with relative humidity levels at 8 to 10 percent. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Southern Nevada for the same time frame and similar weather conditions.
(Red Flag Warnings can be modified throughout the day as NWS offices around the country update and revise their weather forecasts.)
