Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued August 13 at 3:10AM MDT until August 14 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Little Snake; White River; Lower Colorado River; Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area; Paradox Valley; Northern San Juan; North Fork; Gunnison Basin; Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area; Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area; Eastern Ashley National Forest; Eastern Uintah Basin; Book Cliffs; Colorado River Basin; Southeast Utah
DESCRIPTION: * AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 203 Lower Colorado River, Fire Weather Zone 207 Southwest Colorado Lower Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 291 Northern San Juan Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 293 Gunnison Basin Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 294 Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area and Fire Weather Zone 295 Southwest Colorado Upper East Forecast Area. In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 485 Eastern Ashley National Forest, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin, Fire Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs, Fire Weather Zone 490 Colorado River Basin and Fire Weather Zone 491 Southeast Utah. * TIMING...For the first Fire Weather Watch, from Thursday morning through Thursday evening. For the second Fire Weather Watch, from Friday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will catch and spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended. * THUNDERSTORMS...Scattered dry thunderstorms on Thursday and Friday will be capable of producing frequent lightning and gusty outflow winds which when combined with extremely dry conditions, will be capable of fire starts.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings.
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and
may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud
is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.
Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall,
becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds.
When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.
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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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