EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POSSIBLE DUE TO HOT TEMPERATURES...
EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS...
RECORD HEAT COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR TODAY. HUMIDITIES WILL DROP BELOW 5 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS.
ANOTHER DAY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TUESDAY. ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES BUT MORE GUSTY WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...
HIGH VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
THE MOUNTAINS...HIGH VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214...
215...216...217 AND 218.
* TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING TODAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ONLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVER
IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLY
REDEVELOPING ON TUESDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...2 TO 6 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...THE HOT...EXTREMELY DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
ALLOW EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING WILDFIRES. ANY
NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE 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. 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:
Central and Southeast Park County
Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet
Jackson County Below 9000 Feet
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
South and East Jackson, Larimer, North and Northeast Grand, Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
South and Southeast Grand, West Central and Southwest Boulder, Gilpin, Clear Creek, Summit, North and West Park Counties Above 9000 Feet
West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet
