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Red Flag Warning 15, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO

May 25, 20125 counties in Colorado

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-05-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2012-05-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 4:01 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchBOUAdams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Elbert and 7 more23 hr
May 25, 4:02 AM MDTFire Weather WatchBOUPark8 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.