Red Flag Warning for Southeast Park County from 12-7pm today

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
345 AM MDT Fri May 11 2018

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER RETURNS THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST PARK...SOUTHEAST ELBERT AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

.Red Flag conditions will redevelop by around noon and continue into early this evening due to gusty winds and low humidity.

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Central and Southeast Park County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
345 AM MDT Fri May 11 2018

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 247...SOUTHEASTERN PARK COUNTY...SOUTHEASTERN ELBERT AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 214 and 247.

* Timing...Red Flag conditions expected today from noon to 7 PM MDT.

* Winds...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 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.