Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at May 25, 2012, 12:18 PM MDT for 5 counties in Colorado. It took effect at May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 34 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 25, 2012, 12:18 PM MDT (18:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 26, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 27, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Park County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:23 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 191 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
- 1444 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 356 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
088 WWUS85 KBOU 251818 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1218 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS ON SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE STILL DRY FUELS TO BURN... MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO IT WILL ALSO BE DRY WITH STRONG WINDS...BUT RECENT RAINS WILL LIMIT THE FIRE DANGER. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU WILL HAVE A FIRE. STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ214-260400- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0007.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 1218 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SURFACE BY LATE MORNING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING SHARPLY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED SATURDAY. 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. && $$ COZ216-260400- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 1218 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SURFACE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING SHARPLY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GIMMESTAD
9 follow-up statements
112 WWUS85 KBOU 260351 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 951 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS ON SATURDAY... .AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE STILL DRY FUELS TO BURN... MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO IT WILL ALSO BE DRY WITH STRONG WINDS...BUT RECENT RAINS WILL LIMIT THE FIRE DANGER. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED...AND USE EXTRA CAUTION IF YOU WILL HAVE A FIRE. STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ214-216-261200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120527T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 951 PM MDT FRI MAY 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SURFACE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING SHARPLY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED SATURDAY. 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. && $$
960 WWUS85 KBOU 261106 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 506 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... .AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE COLORADO AND WYOMING BORDER AREA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DRY FUELS TO BURN...MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO IT WILL ALSO BE DRY WITH STRONG WINDS...BUT RECENT RAINS WILL LIMIT THE FIRE DANGER SOMEWHAT. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANDS ARE IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ216-261915- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120527T0400Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 506 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ214-261915- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 506 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING SHARPLY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER DRY AND BREEZY DAY SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH TODAY... THEN WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
382 WWUS85 KBOU 261158 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 557 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... .AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE COLORADO AND WYOMING BORDER AREA WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DRY FUELS TO BURN...MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO IT WILL ALSO BE DRY WITH STRONG WINDS...BUT RECENT RAINS WILL LIMIT THE FIRE DANGER SOMEWHAT. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANS ARE IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ216-262000- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120527T0400Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 557 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ214-262000- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.120526T1600Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 557 AM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES DROPPING SHARPLY. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER DRY AND BREEZY DAY SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH TODAY... THEN WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$
412 WWUS85 KBOU 262019 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 219 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN SOUTH PARK AND THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH COLORADO FROM THE WEST THROUGH SUNDAY. MEANWHILE...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS COLORADO TONIGHT. THESE FEATURES WILL BRING STRONG SOUTH WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO TODAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DRY FUELS TO BURN...MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. ACROSS THE REST OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN COLORADO IT WILL ALSO BE DRY WITH STRONG WINDS...BUT RECENT RAINS WILL LIMIT THE FIRE DANGER SOMEWHAT. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE...BUT IT WILL STILL BE DRY AND BREEZY WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. ON SUNDAY THE WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN AND DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE LOW. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANS ARE IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ216-270430- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 219 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT...THOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY AGAIN ON SUNDAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS EXTREME AS TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO 40 LATE TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH RECOVERY TO 30-40 PERCENT TONIGHT...THEN AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$ COZ214-270430- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 219 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT...THOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY AGAIN ON SUNDAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS EXTREME AS TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASING TO 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BECOMING MORE WESTERLY ON SUNDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...RECOVERING TO 30-40 PERCENT TONIGHT...THEN AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$ GIMMESTAD
350 WWUS85 KBOU 270339 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 939 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 .WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. SPEEDS WILL DECREASE...BUT IT WILL STILL BE DRY AND BREEZY WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. ON SUNDAY THE WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN AND DESPITE THE COOLER TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES WILL STILL BE LOW. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANS ARE IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ214-271145- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 939 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT...THOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY AGAIN ON SUNDAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS EXTREME AS TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ216-271145- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 939 PM MDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 216. * TIMING...THERE WILL BE SOME IMPROVEMENT OVERNIGHT...THOUGH HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE POOR. IT WILL BE WINDY AND DRY AGAIN ON SUNDAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE AS EXTREME AS TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$
768 WWUS85 KBOU 271036 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 436 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 .VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OCCURRED OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM HUMIDITIES ONLY IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE AIRMASS WARMS AND MIXES. DESPITE TEMPERATURES BEING ALMOST 20 DEGREES COOLER TODAY...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO DROP BACK TO 10 PERCENT OR SLIGHTLY LESS. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DRY FUELS TO BURN...MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. HOWEVER...YESTERDAYS LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS HAS RAISED FIRE DANGER IN OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANS ARE IN EFFECT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ214-216-272200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 436 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM NOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LIGHTER WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
023 WWUS85 KBOU 271207 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 607 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 .VERY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OCCURRED OVERNIGHT WITH MAXIMUM HUMIDITIES ONLY IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON AS THE AIRMASS WARMS AND MIXES. DESPITE TEMPERATURES BEING ALMOST 20 DEGREES COOLER TODAY...THE VERY DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL ALLOW HUMIDITIES TO DROP BACK TO 10 PERCENT OR SLIGHTLY LESS. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DRY FUELS TO BURN...MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. HOWEVER...YESTERDAYS LOW HUMIDITIES AND STRONG WINDS HAS RAISED FIRE DANGER IN OTHER LOCATIONS AS WELL. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANS ARE IN EFFECT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ214-216-272200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 607 AM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FROM NOW THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LIGHTER WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED RIDGES. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. 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. && $$ BARJENBRUCH
610 WWUS85 KBOU 272029 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 229 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 .GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST OF DENVER THROUGH EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE DRY FUELS TO BURN...MAINLY SOUTH PARK AND THE FOOTHILLS WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF DENVER. THE WINDS AND DRYNESS WILL INCREASE THE FIRE DANGER IN OTHER AREAS AS WELL...BUT THE GRASSES HAVE MORE MOISTURE IN THOSE AREAS. CAMPERS AND OTHERS WHO WILL BE OUTDOORS ACROSS COLORADO THIS WEEKEND ARE URGED TO CHECK ON WHETHER BURNING IS ALLOWED. NUMEROUS FIRE BANS ARE IN EFFECT. GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE ANY FIRE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. COZ214-216-280200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 229 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH PARK... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214 AND 216. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS AND LIGHTER WINDS. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...FIRES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HAVE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD IF IGNITED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GIMMESTAD
648 WWUS85 KBOU 280201 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 801 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 COZ214-216-280315- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-120528T0200Z/ CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 801 PM MDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE SOUTHERN FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND SOUTH PARK... THE GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS WHILE HUMIDITY LEVELS SLOWLY INCREASE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 4:01 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more | 23 hr |
| May 25, 4:02 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Park | 8 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2012Every red flag warning in 2012
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.