Red Flag Warning in Effect for Monday

17 Jun 2012 21:47 #1 by MountainTownAlerts
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT AGAIN MONDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND
FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS IN NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT
MONDAY FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAIN
RANGES...HIGH VALLEYS...FOOTHILLS AND AREAS NEAR THE FOOTHILLS...

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAIN RANGES AND HIGH VALLEYS IN CENTRAL
COLORADO...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214...
215...216...217...218...238 AND 239.

* TIMING...10 AM UNTIL 8 PM SUNDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. EXPOSED
RIDGES MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7-12 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE UNSEASONABLY WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL POTENTIALLY CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY
EXISTING WILDFIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW FIRE STARTS DIFFICULT TO
CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD.

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 Southeast Park County
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet, Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet
North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet

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