Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
202 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES EXPECTED SUNDAY
OVER SOUTH PARK...SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...PALMER DIVIDE AND
LINCOLN COUNTY...

.A STRONG UPPER LOW DIGGING INTO THE GREAT BASIN WILL INCREASE
WINDS OVER THE AREA AS WELL AS MOVE IN A WARMER AND DRIER AIRMASS.
FUELS ARE IN A TRANSITORY STAGE OVER THE SOUTHERN AREAS...SO WITH
NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY...A DAY OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE.

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CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
202 PM MDT FRI MAY 6 2011

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 214...216...241...246 AND 247...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214...ELEVEN MILE CANYON
RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH
PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART
RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE
ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
246...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
247...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND NOON WITH LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES IN PLACE ALREADY. CONDITIONS SHOULD CEASE WITH
SUNSET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 TO 12%

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE
CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
347 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON
OVER SOUTH PARK...SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS...PALMER DIVIDE AND LINCOLN
COUNTY...

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/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0016.110508T1700Z-110509T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
347 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 214...216... 241...246 AND 247...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214...ELEVEN MILE CANYON
RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH
PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART
RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE
ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
246...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE
247... FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AROUND NOON WITH LOW
HUMIDITY VALUES AS WELL. CONDITIONS SHOULD CEASE AFTER SUNSET.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH.

* HUMIDITY...8 TO 12%

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
402 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH SOME
WEAK RECOVERY IN HUMIDITIES TONIGHT. FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE
AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES
ACROSS COLORADO DUE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT
BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS OVER THE
NORTHEAST PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND PARK COUNTY BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON.

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BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-LOGAN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
402 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...
243...244...245...248...249...250 AND 251...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...ARVADA...BOULDER...
GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240...
AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 243...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 244...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...
LEADER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...
PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...
OTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE.

* TIMING...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMDITIES BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 35 MPH AFTER 1100.

* HUMIDITY...WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
327 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011

...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES ACROSS COLORADO DUE TO DEEPENING
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE
WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE
AND PARK COUNTY BY THIS AFTERNOON.

COZ214-216-239>241-243>251-091900-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0017.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
327 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 239...240...243...244...245...248...249...250 AND
251...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...ARVADA...BOULDER...
GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240...
AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...FIRE WEATHER
ZONE 243...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 244...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...
LEADER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...
PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...
OTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE.

* TIMING...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES IN
THE AFTERNOON.

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH AFTER 1100.

* HUMIDITY...WILL LOWER TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.