Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
243 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

.A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE THURSDAY CAUSING
WEST WINDS TO INCREASE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO THURSDAY MORNING. IF THIS
HAPPENS LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL
THAN EXPECTED.

COZ238-240-160845-
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LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
243 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238 AND 240...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 238 AND 240...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH
IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 238...FORT COLLINS...
HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 240...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
PREVAIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY ON THURSDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY INCREASE THURSDAY
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL FALL TO 6 TO 12
PERCENT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND MAY FALL INTO THIS RANGE ON
THURSDAY TOO.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRES TO START AND SPREAD
QUICKLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE
CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
243 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...

.A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE THURSDAY CAUSING
WEST WINDS TO INCREASE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO THURSDAY MORNING. IF THIS
HAPPENS LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL
THAN EXPECTED.

COZ215-216-239-241-160845-
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/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0004.110317T1200Z-110318T0200Z/
LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
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-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
243 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216...
239 AND 241...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216...
239 AND 241...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. A
RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215...ESTES PARK...
GLENDEVEY...LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER
LAKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART
RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...
ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...
LARKSPUR.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
PREVAIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ALL DAY THURSDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS...WINDS WILL
BE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL INCREASE THURSDAY WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 65 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL FALL TO 6 TO 14
PERCENT WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRES TO START AND SPREAD
QUICKLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
419 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
PREVAIL TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE THURSDAY CAUSING
WEST WINDS TO INCREASE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO THURSDAY MORNING. IF THIS
HAPPENS LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL
AND LOWER THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

COZ215-216-239-241-162230-
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/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0004.110317T1200Z-110318T0200Z/
LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
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-ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
419 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 215...216...239 AND 241...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
215...216...239 AND 241...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215...ESTES PARK...
GLENDEVEY...LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER
LAKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...
EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART
RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...
ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...
LARKSPUR.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
PREVAIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND ALL DAY THURSDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPHWILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON. IN THE FOOTHILLS...WINDS WILL BE
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY
WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND UP TO 60MPH
IN THE FOOTHILLS.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRES TO START AND SPREAD
QUICKLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
419 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
PREVAIL TODAY AND THURSDAY WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER...

.A STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY
CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TO NORTHEAST COLORADO WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE STATE THURSDAY CAUSING
WEST WINDS TO INCREASE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE THAT THE COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST COLORADO THURSDAY MORNING. IF THIS
HAPPENS LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES WILL PREVAIL
AND LOWER THE FIRE DANGER OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS.

COZ238-240-162230-
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/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0002.110317T1800Z-110318T0200Z/
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
419 AM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 238 AND 240...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238 AND 240...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 238...FORT COLLINS...
HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 240...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...
DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...
PARKER.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
PREVAIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY ON THURSDAY.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPHWILL DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY INCREASE THURSDAY WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY READINGS WILL FALL TO 10 TO 15
PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY FALL INTO THIS RANGE ON THURSDAY
TOO.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR FIRES TO START AND SPREAD
QUICKLY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE
CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND ONTO THE PLAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON THE PLAINS
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE IN THE
HIGHER FOOTHILLS AND POSSIBLY ON THE PALMER DIVIDE MOST OF THE DAY.

COZ214-171915-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0004.110317T1500Z-110318T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 214...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
REDEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE GUSTY WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING HOURS THURSDAY.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO
THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND REMAIN
THERE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE GROWTH
AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

GIMMESTAD

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND ONTO THE PLAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON THE PLAINS
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE IN THE
HIGHER FOOTHILLS AND POSSIBLY ON THE PALMER DIVIDE MOST OF THE DAY.

COZ240-171800-
/O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0002.110317T1500Z-110318T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBOU.FW.W.0004.110317T0710Z-110317T1800Z/
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
WILL OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL
BRING A SHIFT TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER HUMIDITIES AFTER SUNRISE.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE GROWTH
AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND ONTO THE PLAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON THE PLAINS
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE IN THE
HIGHER FOOTHILLS AND POSSIBLY ON THE PALMER DIVIDE MOST OF THE DAY.

COZ215-216-241-171915-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0004.110317T0710Z-110318T0000Z/
LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...216 AND
241...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH
WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST IN THE
LOWER FOOTHILLS BY MIDDAY...BUT MAY REMAIN WESTERLY IN THE
HIGHER FOOTHILLS MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT THIS
MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE GROWTH
AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.

&&

$$

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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH ALONG THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS DURING
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...AND ONTO THE PLAINS ALONG AND SOUTH OF
INTERSTATE 70 THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE ON THE PLAINS
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY...BUT WILL CONTINUE IN THE
HIGHER FOOTHILLS AND POSSIBLY ON THE PALMER DIVIDE MOST OF THE DAY.

COZ239-171800-
/O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0004.110317T0710Z-110317T1800Z/
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
COUNTY-
110 AM MDT THU MAR 17 2011

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY FOR GUSTY
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...

THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY.

* WIND...WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
50 MPH NEAR THE FOOTHILLS DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A SHIFT TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGHER
HUMIDITIES BY MIDDAY.

* HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 10 TO 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...DRY CURED FUELS COMBINED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE GROWTH
AND RAPID SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE
OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.