Red Flag Warning - Extremely High Danger Monday

Event: Fire Weather Watch

Sent: 21:34 MDT on 03-24-2012
Effective: 21:34 MDT on 03-24-2012
Expires: 07:00 MDT on 03-25-2012

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS BELOW 7000 FEET IN NORTHERN COLORADO...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215 AND 216.

* TIMING...12 NOON MDT TO 7 PM MDT ON MONDAY

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY NEW FIRE STARTS MAY EXHIBIT RAPID GROWTH DUE TO
THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ALL OUTDOOR
BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED. ANY SMALL SPARK INCLUDING A
CARELESSLY DISCARDED CIGARETTE BUTTE MAY GENERATE A LARGE
WILDFIRE.

Instructions: 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.
Target Area:
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet

Event: Red Flag Warning
Alert:

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS BELOW
7000 FEET...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238...239...240...241...
242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249...250 AND 251...

AS WELL AS ZONES 215 AND 216 BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING...FROM 10 AM MDT TO 7 PM MDT ON MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...ANY NEW FIRE STARTS WILL LIKELY EXHIBIT RAPID GROWTH
AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR DUE TO THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AND
STRONG GUSTY WINDS. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL
WINDS SUBSIDE TUESDAY. ANY SMALL SPARK INCLUDING A CARELESSLY
DISCARDED CIGARETTE BUTTE MAY GENERATE A LARGE WILDFIRE.

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 East Adams and Arapahoe Counties
Central and South Weld County
Elbert, Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet, Northwest Weld County
Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet
Logan County
Morgan County
North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet, Denver, West Adams and Arapahoe Counties, East Broomfield County
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet, North Lincoln County
Northeast Weld County
Phillips County
Sedgwick County
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet, South Lincoln County
Washington County
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Air Tankers On Standby Due To High Fire Danger
March 25, 2012
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Two air tankers are on standby at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Jefferson County in case a large wildfire breaks out.

The U.S. Forest Service called for the resources after checking conditions. They’ve been dry, windy and the temperatures this month have been above average. The Front Range only received a dusting of rain, barely measureable, which has left the dead grasses and brush from last season bone dry and ready to burn.

Per a member as heard on the scanner:

burn ban now in effect for Platte Canyon