..RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PLAINS OF
NORTHEAST COLORADO AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216...238...239...
240...241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249...
250 AND 251.
* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MDT ON TONIGHT.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 15 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.
