URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
350 AM MDT Wed May 9 2018
...HIGH FIRE DANGER THURSDAY...
.Unseasonably warm temperatures, very low relative humidity and gusty southwest winds will create high fire danger across central and southeast Park, southeast Elbert and southern Lincoln counties.
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Central and Southeast Park County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
350 AM MDT Wed May 9 2018
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RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK, SOUTHEAST ELBERT AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
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 MDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 214 and 247.
* Timing...late Thursday morning through early Thursday evening.
* Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent.
* Impacts...Fires may start and spread rapidly with the very warm, dry and gusty weather conditions.
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.