GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The warm and sunny weather continues into the weekend. This also means we are dry, which is causing some wildfire danger in some spots. The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning this afternoon for areas of Moffat County until 9pm this evening. The reason for this is because of dry fuels, humidity values of 8-13 percent, and winds of 15 to 20 mph with gusts as high as 30 mph. The main contributor to this warning is a disturbance passing by north of us which will cause the pressure gradient to tighten. When the pressure gradient tightens, wind speed increases. Three ingredients needed for wildfires to start and spread rapidly are dry fuels, low humidity, and high winds. We have been dry and warm because of an area of high pressure, so we have had low humidity and dry fuels. All that was needed is some increased wind speed and this passing disturbance provides that. That Red Flag Warning likely won’t extend into our area tomorrow since the wind speed will be lower here. Wind gusts will only be in the teens tomorrow in the valley. Even though winds will be down, there is still a slight wildfire threat since we are dry, so be sure to practice caution if planning on doing any burning tomorrow.