Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2011
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 21, 2011, 2:45 PM MDT for 19 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Mar 21, 2011, 10:11 PM MDT. It was in force for 24 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 21, 2011, 2:45 PM MDT (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2011, 10:11 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2011, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 24 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, Larimer 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 20:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 3:47 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Sw Broomfield, CO | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Longmont, CO | LONGMONT AIRPORT |
| Mar 22, 4:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 5 W Berthoud, CO | |
| Mar 22, 4:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Nw Berthoud, CO | |
| Mar 22, 4:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 3 S Marshall, CO | WIND TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
| Mar 22, 4:46 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 Sw Broomfield, CO | |
| Mar 22, 4:51 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 7 Wnw Berthoud, CO | |
| Mar 22, 5:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 6 Nw Carr, CO | |
| Mar 22, 5:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 3 S Marshall, CO | WIND TECHNOLOGY CENTER |
| Mar 22, 5:31 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 2 N Longmont, CO | |
| Mar 22, 5:48 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 4 Sw Broomfield, CO | |
| Mar 22, 6:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 4 W Lakewood, CO | |
| Mar 22, 7:23 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 S Marshall, CO | |
| Mar 22, 7:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 4 W Lakewood, CO | |
| Mar 22, 8:14 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 3 S Marshall, CO | |
| Mar 22, 10:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 4 W Lakewood, CO | |
| Mar 22, 10:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 82 | 6 Nw Boulder, CO |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 3497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 313 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WWUS85 KBOU 212045 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING... .STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...AND ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. VERY DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW FIRES TO IGNITE EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THROUGH THIS EVENING AS STRONG WIND GUSTS ALSO CONTINUE. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTH PARK...THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. COZ239>241-244>247-249-220845- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0004.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110322T0400Z/ 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- 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- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...241...244...245...246...247 AND 249... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240... 241...244...245...246...247 AND 249... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * 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 241...CASTLE ROCK...ELBERT...FONDIS...KIOWA...LARKSPUR... 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 249...AKRON... COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && 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. && $$ COZ214-216-220845- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0004.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110322T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH 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. * TIMING...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THOUGH THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT THOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH IN OPEN TERRAIN ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP 40 MPH EXCEPT FROM WEST OF GOLDEN NORTHWARD WHERE SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES...AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && 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. && $$ COZ215-238-242-243-248-250-251-220845- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0004.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 245 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...238... 242...243...248...250 AND 251... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215...ESTES PARK... GLENDEVEY...LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 238...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD... LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 242...BRIGGSDALE...EAST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 243...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248... CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE. * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO 60 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
404 WWUS85 KBOU 220411 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1011 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES...214...215...238... 240...241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249...250 AND 251. .STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS FROM BOULDER SOUTH TO GOLDEN ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. VERY DRY FUELS WILL ALLOW FIRES TO IGNITE EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTH PARK...THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. COZ214-240-241-244>247-249-221615- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110322T0400Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK 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- 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- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 1011 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...240...241...244...245...246...247 AND 249... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...240...241...244...245...246... 247 AND 249... 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 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 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 249...AKRON...COPE...LAST CHANCE...OTIS. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...ON TUESDAY WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && 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. && $$ COZ216-239-221615- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110322T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T0411Z-110323T0200Z/ 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- 1011 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...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. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY TUESDAY MORNING. BY MIDDAY TUESDAY WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...ABNORMALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE WITH AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && 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. && $$ COZ215-238-242-243-248-250-251-221615- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY- SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 1011 PM MDT MON MAR 21 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215...238...242...243...248...250 AND 251... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215...ESTES PARK... GLENDEVEY...LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 238...FORT COLLINS...HEREFORD... LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 242...BRIGGSDALE...EAST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...GROVER...PAWNEE BUTTES...RAYMER...STONEHAM...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 243...EATON... FORT LUPTON...GREELEY...ROGGEN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 248... CROOK...MERINO...STERLING...PEETZ...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 250... JULESBURG...OVID...SEDGWICK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 251... AMHERST...HAXTUN...HOLYOKE. * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON OVER THE PLAINS...WITH UP TO 60 MPH IN THE FOOTHILLS. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
902 WWUS85 KBOU 220956 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 356 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES...214... 215...238... 240...241...242...243...244...245...246...247... 248...249...250 AND 251. .STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS FROM BOULDER SOUTH TO GOLDEN ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. VERY DRY FUELS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON...WILL ALLOW FIRES TO IGNITE EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTH PARK...THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. COZ216-239-222200- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0400Z/ 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- 356 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239......RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...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. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING. STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...IN SPITE OF THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BRIEF SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$ COZ214-215-238-222200- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1600Z-110323T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- 356 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...215 AND 238... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS FROM 65 MPH TO 75 MPH TO 50 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ240>251-222200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-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- 356 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249.., 250 AND 251... * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST ALONG THE COLORADO AND WYOMING STATELINE. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. 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. && $$
566 WWUS85 KBOU 221218 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 618 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES...214... 215...238... 240...241...242...243...244... 245...246...247... 248...249...250 AND 251. .STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TODAY IN AND NEAR THE FOOTHILLS FROM BOULDER SOUTH TO GOLDEN ALONG WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. VERY DRY FUELS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON... WILL ALLOW FIRES TO IGNITE EASILY AND SPREAD RAPIDLY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ONCE AGAIN ELEVATE THE FIRE DANGER ACROSS SOUTH PARK...THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND NORTHEAST PLAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. COZ216-239-222200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0400Z/ 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- 618 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... * AFFECTED AREA...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. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS MORNING. STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 75 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...IN SPITE OF THE COOLER TEMPERATURES AND BRIEF SHOWER ACTIVITY THIS MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$ COZ214-215-238-222200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1600Z-110323T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- 618 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...215 AND 238... * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS FROM 65 MPH TO 75 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. 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. && $$ COZ240>251-222200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.110322T1800Z-110323T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 618 AM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249... 250 AND 251... * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...STRONGEST ALONG THE COLORADO AND WYOMING STATELINE. * HUMIDITY...12 TO 18 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
949 WWUS85 KBOU 221824 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1224 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS...PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND SOUTH PARK... .STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS...PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND SOUTH PARK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER TODAY...HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. COZ214>216-238-239-230400- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 1224 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... * AFFECTED AREA...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. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$ COZ240>251-230200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 1224 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240... 241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249... 250 AND 251... * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE..STRONGEST ALONG THE COLORADO AND WYOMING STATE LINE. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ D-L
537 WWUS85 KBOU 222151 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 351 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS...PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND SOUTH PARK... .STRONG NORTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE FOOTHILLS...PLAINS...PALMER DIVIDE AND SOUTH PARK. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE FOOTHILLS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE MUCH COOLER...HUMIDITY WILL BE LOW. THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER. COZ214>216-238-239-230400- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 351 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 216 AND 239... * AFFECTED AREA...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. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$ COZ240>251-230200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY- 351 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240... 241...242...243...244...245...246...247...248...249... 250 AND 251... * TIMING...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH..STRONGEST ALONG THE COLORADO AND WYOMING STATE LINE. * HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
326 WWUS85 KBOU 230213 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 813 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 COZ240>251-230315- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-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- 813 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...242...243...244...245...246... 247...248...249...250 AND 251... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ COZ214>216-238-239-230400- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 813 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...215...216...238 AND 239... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214...ELEVEN MILE CANYON RESERVOIR...FAIRPLAY...GUFFEY...HARTSEL...LAKE GEORGE...SOUTH PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 215...ESTES PARK...GLENDEVEY... LARAMIE RIVER VALLEY...NEDERLAND...RED FEATHER LAKES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216...BAILEY...CENTRAL CITY...EVERGREEN... GEORGETOWN...IDAHO SPRINGS...NORTHERN RAMPART RANGE... TARRYALL...WESTCREEK...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 238...FORT COLLINS... HEREFORD...LOVELAND...NUNN...WEST PAWNEE GRASSLANDS...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 239...ARVADA...BOULDER...GOLDEN...LAKEWOOD... LONGMONT. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT LATER THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. * HUMIDITY...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF WILDLAND FIRES THROUGH CURED FUELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. 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. && $$
960 WWUS85 KBOU 230350 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 950 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 COZ214>216-238-239-230500- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110323T0400Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 950 PM MDT TUE MAR 22 2011 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...215... 216...238 AND 239... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Mar 21, 4:31 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver and 13 more | 10 hr |
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