Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at May 8, 2011, 4:02 PM MDT for 18 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 9, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2011, 4:02 PM MDT (22:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Adams County, CO, Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Broomfield County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Denver County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Logan County, CO, Morgan County, CO, Park County, CO, Phillips County, CO, Sedgwick County, CO, Washington County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 94 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 5644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
280 WWUS85 KBOU 082202 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 402 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING WITH SOME WEAK RECOVERY IN HUMIDITIES TONIGHT. FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES ACROSS COLORADO DUE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND PARK COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. COZ214-216-241-246-247-091015- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0017.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 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- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 402 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214... 216...241...246 AND 247... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...216... 241...246 AND 247... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214...ELEVEN MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 246...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THROUGH EARLY EVENING WITH SOME RECOVERY OF HUMIDITY VALUES OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH...DECREASING THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH INCREASING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...5 TO 10% THIS AFTERNOON...AND 10 TO 15 % BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ COZ239-240-243>245-248>251-091015- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0017.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 402 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240... 243...244...245...248...249...250 AND 251... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...ARVADA...BOULDER... GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240... AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 243...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 244...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING... PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE. * TIMING...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMDITIES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AFTER 1100. * HUMIDITY...WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ SWE
4 follow-up statements
872 WWUS85 KBOU 090206 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 806 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES ACROSS COLORADO DUE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND PARK COUNTY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. COZ214-216-241-246-247-091415- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110509T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0017.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 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- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 806 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...216...241...246 AND 247... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...216...241...246 AND 247... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214...ELEVEN MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY... EVERGREEN...GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART RANGE...TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 246...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AFTER 1100. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 % BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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. && $$ COZ239-240-243>245-248>251-091415- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0017.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-LOGAN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 806 PM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...243...244...245...248...249...250 AND 251... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...ARVADA...BOULDER... GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240... AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 243...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 244...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING... PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE. * TIMING...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMDITIES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UPTO 35 MPH AFTER 1100. * HUMIDITY...WILL LOWER TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
308 WWUS85 KBOU 090927 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 327 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES ACROSS COLORADO DUE TO DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND PARK COUNTY BY THIS AFTERNOON. COZ214-216-239>241-243>251-091900- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0017.110509T1700Z-110510T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 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- 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 SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- 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- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 327 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...243...244...245...248...249...250 AND 251... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...ARVADA...BOULDER... GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD...LONGMONT...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 240... AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER...DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON...PARKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 243...EATON...FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 244...BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL... LEADER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING... PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE... OTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK... FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE. * TIMING...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWERING HUMIDITIES IN THE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AFTER 1100. * HUMIDITY...WILL LOWER TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$
767 WWUS85 KBOU 091757 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1157 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL ACROSS COLORADO THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS OVER THE NORTHEAST PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND PARK COUNTY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA...RESULTING IN LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY. COZ214-216-239>241-243>251-100200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110510T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 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- 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 SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- 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- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 1157 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214... 216...239...240...241...243...244...245...246...247...248...249... 250 AND 251... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214...ELEVEN MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK...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 240...AURORA...BRIGHTON...CITY OF DENVER... DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...HIGHLANDS RANCH...LITTLETON... PARKER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT... FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 243...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 244... BRUSH...FORT MORGAN...GOODRICH...WIGGINS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 245...BENNETT...BYERS...DEER TRAIL...LEADER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 246...AGATE...HUGO...LIMON...MATHESON...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247...FORDER...KARVAL...KUTCH...PUNKIN CENTER...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248...CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250...JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251...AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * HUMIDITY...READINGS OF 5 TO 12 PERCENT WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. 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. && $$ LESZCYNSKI
350 WWUS85 KBOU 100203 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 803 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 COZ214-216-239>241-243>251-100315- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110510T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 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- 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 SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- 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- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 803 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...216...239...240...241...243...244... 245...246...247...248...249...250 AND 251... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 8:51 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and 2 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.