WWUS85 KBOU 250914
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
314 AM MDT Wed Mar 25 2020
COZ247-252200-
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Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
314 AM MDT Wed Mar 25 2020
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect
from noon today to 7 PM MDT this evening. A Fire Weather Watch
has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch FOR WIND AND LOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 247.
* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Timing...Noon through 7PM MDT today. Dry and windy conditions
return Thursday.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 percent.
* Impacts...The gusty winds combined with low relative humidities
will allow for quick spread of grassland fires.
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.
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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