Red Flag Warning
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT
PLAINS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238...239...240 AND 243.
* TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH
THE STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS
EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL PRODUCE
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
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Instructions: 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.
Target Area:
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet, West Broomfield County
Central and South Weld County
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet, Northwest Weld County
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet, Denver, West Adams and Arapahoe Counties, East Broomfield County
