WWUS85 KBOU 281758
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1158 AM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
LINCOLN AND EASTERN ELBERT COUNTIES...
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North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln
County-
Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-
1158 AM MDT Sun Mar 28 2021
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT MONDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LINCOLN AND EASTERN ELBERT
COUNTIES...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from noon to 7 PM MDT Monday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer
in effect.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 246 and 247.
* Timing...Monday afternoon and early evening.
* Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent.
* Impacts...Strong winds combined with low relative humidity may
cause new fire starts to rapidly spread and grow.
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.
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