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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
1123 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020
...HIGH FIRE DANGER LEVELS EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS
AFTERNOON...
.Warm temperatures and gusty winds are expected on the northern
plains again this afternoon. The warm, dry and breezy conditions
will combine with vegetation that has yet to come out of winter
dormancy to produce elevated fire conditions this afternoon.
While all of these conditions are in place, dangerous fire
behavior will be possible, should a fire get started. Residents
should be aware of the elevated fire danger today and avoid
activities that could produce open flames.
COZ238-080100-
/O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0004.200407T1800Z-200408T0100Z/
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-
1123 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN LARIMER AND NORTHWEST
WELD COUNTIES...
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag
Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect
until 7 PM MDT this evening.
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 238.
* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Timing...Temperatures during the afternoon will be in the
lower and mid 70s.
* Relative Humidity...As low as 10 to 15 percent.
* Impacts...Warm temperatures and drying winds under sunny skies
will cause vegetation to become extremely dry, which will
raise fire danger levels and make dangerous fire behaviors a
possibility. The high fire danger levels will relax during the
evening hours as temperatures cool and winds decrease.
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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COZ242-248-250-251-080100-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0004.200407T1800Z-200408T0100Z/
Northeast Weld County-Logan County-Sedgwick County-
Phillips County-
1123 AM MDT Tue Apr 7 2020
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWEST
PLAINS...
* Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 242...248...250 and 251.
* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Timing...Temperatures during the afternoon will be in the
lower and mid 70s.
* Relative Humidity...As low 10 TO 15 percent.
* Impacts...Warm temperatures and drying winds under sunny skies
will cause vegetation to become extremely dry, which will
raise fire danger levels and make dangerous fire behaviors a
possibility. The high fire danger levels will relax during the
evening hours as temperatures cool and winds decrease.
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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