RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT 1/24/13

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
456 AM MST THU JAN 24 2013

...VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN THE FOOTHILLS TODAY...

.VERY DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE FOOTHILLS TODAY
AND WINDS WILL INCREASE. IN ADDITION...THE VERY LOW HUMIDITIES
OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE DRIED GRASSES AND BRUSH CONSIDERABLY.
THE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGEST IN THE WIND PRONE AREAS OF
THE FOOTHILLS WEST OF BOULDER AND GOLDEN WITH MORE MODERATE WINDS
IN OTHER LOCATIONS.

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LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
456 AM MST THU JAN 24 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FRONT RANGE
FOOTHILLS...

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAY.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 60 MPH
RANGE...STRONGEST WEST OF BOULDER AND GOLDEN.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...EXISTING WILDFIRES OR NEW FIRE STARTS MAY EXPERIENCE
RAPID FIRE GROWTH DUE TO THE VERY DRY FUELS...LOW HUMIDITIES...
AND GUSTY WINDS. THE MOST CRITICAL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON
SOUTHERN EXPOSURES AND OPEN AREAS IN THE LOWER FOOTHILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE RAPID FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.