...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY FORGUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 203 AND 205 BELOW 8000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING BELOW 8000 FEET FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO, FIRE WEATHER ZONE 203 LOWER COLORADO RIVER AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 205 COLORADO RIVER HEADWATERS BELOW 8000 FEET.

* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 13 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...FIRES WILL CATCH AND SPREAD QUICKLY. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WITH ANY OUTDOOR BURNING.