Red Flag Warning for Jeffco below 6000ft on Wednesday

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
344 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2016

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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
344 AM MST TUE MAR 1 2016

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 238 THROUGH 251...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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

* TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS AND
LOWER HUMIDITY READINGS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
RAPID GRASSLAND FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE STARTS MAY QUICKLY ESCAPE
CONTROL MEASURES DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE GUSTY WINDS. DO NOT
BURN ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

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Per Platte Canyon Fire Protection District :
As of 0730 03/01/2016 Platte Canyon Fire District is under a Fire Weather Watch for high temperatures, high winds and low humidity levels. Due to these conditions Platte Canyon Fire Protection District is under a Burn Ban until further notice.

The Fire Weather Watch has now been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning.


Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
241 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2016


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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
241 PM MST TUE MAR 1 2016

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY
FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 238...239...240...241...242...243...244...245...246...247...
248...249...250 AND 251....

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

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

* TIMING...11 AM THROUGH 7 PM WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH DRY FUELS AND
LOWER HUMIDITY READINGS WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
RAPID GRASSLAND FIRE GROWTH. ANY FIRE STARTS MAY QUICKLY
ESCAPE CONTROL MEASURES DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE GUSTY
WINDS. DO NOT BURN ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF A FIRE IS STARTED OR
ONGOING THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO RAPIDLY SPREAD IS HIGH.