YUMA COUNTY HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

 This hazardous weather outlook is for extreme southwest Nebraska... northwest Kansas and east central Colorado.  .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...  A Red Flag Warning is in effect for most of the Tri-State area. Southerly winds gusting up to 45 mph and minimum humidity values in the single digits will lead to prolonged critical fire weather conditions.  A Blowing Dust Advisory has been issued for counties along and east of the Colorado border.  There continues to be an increasing potential for visibilities being reduced to a mile or less in the blowing dust through early afternoon.  .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...  Most of the high wind watch area has upgraded to a warning for counties along the Colorado border and Wichita and Logan counties. High winds, gusting around 65 mph, may occur throughout the day Tuesday from the northwest.  Blowing dust may occur Tuesday with the high winds. The mitigating factor will be if any rainfall occurs tonight. Most of the dust will be south of I-70.  .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...  Spotter activation will not be needed.  

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