2:32 p.m.
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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
231 PM MDT Fri Oct 18 2019
...STRONG WINDS WILL BRING HIGH GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER TO THE
PLAINS ON SUNDAY...
.Strong winds in the wake of a cold front on Sunday will bring
high grassland fire danger. The combination of strongest winds and
lowest humidities will be along and south of the I-70 Corridor on
the plains.
COZ240-241-245>247-191200-
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North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and
Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-
Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-
Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-
North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
231 PM MDT Fri Oct 18 2019
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE EAST
CENTRAL PLAINS OF COLORADO ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE I-70
CORRIDOR...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...AND 245 THROUGH 247...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather
Watch FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect from
Sunday morning through Sunday evening.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 240...241...245...246 and
247.
* Winds...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* Timing...Mid morning Sunday through early Sunday evening.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 16 percent.
* Impacts...The strong winds in combination with low humidities
under 20 percent will allow for quick spread of any grassland
fires. Open burning should not occur before or during these
conditions on Sunday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
Red Flag Warnings.
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