Red Flag Warning for Jeffco 3.19.17

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
320 AM MDT Sun Mar 19 2017

...Very High Fire Danger Across Northeast Colorado Today...

.A Red Flag Warning is in effect from noon today through early
this evening for very warm, very dry and windy conditions over
the northern foothills and plains.

COZ239-240-243>245-249-191730-
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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-
Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-Washington County-
320 AM MDT Sun Mar 19 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROOS THE NORTHEAST
PLAINS...

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...which is in effect
from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch
is no longer in effect.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 239...240...243...244...
245 and 249.

* Timing...Conditions will become elevated starting around noon
today and then decrease by 7 pm this evening.

* Winds...Northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 9 percent.

* Impacts...conditions will be favorable for rapid ignition of
dry vegetation, fire growth and spread.

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 can
contribute to extreme fire behavior.