Red Flag Warning 3.22.17

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1047 AM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017

...Red Flag Warning for the Southern Foothills, Palmer Divide and
Adjacent Plains, including Denver and areas east and southeast Thursday
afternoon...

Conditions will be very warm and dry through most of the
afternoon Thursday, with gusty southerly winds expected. Colder
temperatures coupled with rain and snow will sweep across across
much of the region Thursday night and Friday.

COZ216-239-230100-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0018.170323T1800Z-170324T0000Z/
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield
County-
1047 AM MDT Wed Mar 22 2017

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS AND LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF JEFFERSON...BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...which is in effect
from noon to 6 PM MDT Thursday.

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 216 and 239...with Jefferson
and Douglas counties seeing the strongest winds and critical
fire weather conditions.

* Timing...Gusty southerly winds will develop by midday Thursday
the afternoon with the relative humidities dropping to around
10 percent by early afternoon.

* Winds...Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph,
strongest in the foothills of Jefferson and Douglas counties.

* Relative Humidity...as low as 12 percent.

* Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid ignition of dry
vegetation, fire growth and spread. Any outdoor burning is strongly
discouraged, and in some areas, illegal. Check with local law
enforcement.

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.