Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2012
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at Jun 21, 2012, 3:16 PM MDT for 17 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jun 22, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 33 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
- Jun 21, 2012, 3:16 PM MDT (21:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 22, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2012, 9:03 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 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, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Park County, CO, Summit County, CO, Weld County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2128 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
135 WWUS85 KBOU 212116 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 316 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING NORTH OF COLORADO WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ON FRIDAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS. IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS. SATURDAY WILL SEE NEAR RECORD HEAT WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. COZ211>218-221000- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0011.120622T1800Z-120623T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 316 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY NOON FRIDAY. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT DURING THE AFTERNOONS.. WITH RECOVERY TO 15 TO 30 PERCENT FRIDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ240-241-245>247-221000- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T2000Z-120623T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 316 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DENVER AND AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...245...246 AND 247. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL EASE A LITTLE ON FRIDAY EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND DRY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR NEW FIRES TO START AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GIMMESTAD/RJK
8 follow-up statements
645 WWUS85 KBOU 220222 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 822 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING NORTH OF COLORADO WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ON FRIDAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS. IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS. SATURDAY WILL SEE NEAR RECORD HEAT WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. COZ211>218-221230- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 822 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY NOON FRIDAY. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN MOST AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT... THEN NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ240-241-245>247-221230- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T2000Z-120623T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 822 PM MDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DENVER AND AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...245...246 AND 247. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL EASE A LITTLE ON FRIDAY EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND DRY FRIDAY NIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR NEW FIRES TO START AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
898 WWUS85 KBOU 221012 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 412 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO TODAY AND SATURDAY. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING NORTH OF COLORADO WILL INCREASE THE WINDS TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS. IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY TONIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS. SATURDAY WILL SEE NEAR RECORD HEAT WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES... ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. COZ238-239-221815- /O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T2000Z-120623T0200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 412 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS FROM DENVER NORTH TO THE WYOMING BORDER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238 AND 239. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL EASE A LITTLE THIS EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND DRY OVERNIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR NEW FIRES TO START AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ211>218-221815- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T1800Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 412 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY NOON TODAY. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT... THEN NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ240-241-245>247-221815- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T2000Z-120623T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND 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- 412 AM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DENVER AND AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...245...246 AND 247. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL EASE A LITTLE THIS EVENING... THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND DRY OVERNIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR NEW FIRES TO START AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$
940 WWUS85 KBOU 221813 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 1213 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO TODAY AND SATURDAY. MEANWHILE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING NORTH OF COLORADO WILL INCREASE THE WINDS TODAY. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN AND NEAR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS. IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY TONIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS. SATURDAY WILL SEE NEAR RECORD HEAT WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHTER. COZ238-239-230200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T2000Z-120623T0200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 1213 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS FROM DENVER NORTH TO THE WYOMING BORDER... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238 AND 239. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL EASE A LITTLE THIS EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND DRY OVERNIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR NEW FIRES TO START AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ COZ211>218-230200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 1213 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT...THEN NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 6 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$ COZ240-241-245>247-230200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.120622T2000Z-120623T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 1213 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DENVER AND AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240...241...245...246 AND 247. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. CONDITIONS WILL EASE A LITTLE THIS EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE WARM AND DRY OVERNIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 8 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT EASY FOR NEW FIRES TO START AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$ GIMMESTAD
932 WWUS85 KBOU 230211 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 811 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. IT WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY TONIGHT WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IN MANY MOUNTAIN AREAS. SATURDAY WILL SEE NEAR RECORD HEAT WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES...ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE A BIT LIGHTER. COZ238-239-230315- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0200Z/ LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY- BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- 811 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR AREAS FROM DENVER NORTH TO THE WYOMING BORDER... THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY UNDER 20 MPH. $$ COZ240-241-245>247-230315- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120623T0200Z/ NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- 811 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR DENVER AND AREAS EAST AND SOUTH OF DENVER... SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED TO UNDER 20 MPH BUT HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE UNDER 15 PERCENT UNTIL 9 PM. $$ COZ211>218-231215- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 811 PM MDT FRI JUN 22 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...IT WILL REMAIN WARM WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS IN MOST AREAS TONIGHT...THEN NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES AGAIN ON SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON RIDGE TOPS AND INCREASING AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE UNDER 25 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5-15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$
541 WWUS85 KBOU 231032 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 432 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO TODAY WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. COZ211>218-231845- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 432 AM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING. && $$
594 WWUS85 KBOU 231910 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 110 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND DRY AIR OVER COLORADO TODAY WITH NEAR RECORD HEAT AND VERY LOW HUMIDITIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST. COZ211>218-240200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 110 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN COLORADO MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...NEAR RECORD HEAT IS EXPECTED WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...3 TO 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...THE INCREASING WINDS...COMBINED WITH THE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS COULD CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. 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. && $$
672 WWUS85 KBOU 232142 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 342 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HOT...DRY...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE DANGER THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO OCCUR INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY...JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>218-240545- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0022.120624T1800Z-120625T0400Z/ /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 342 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... HIGH VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DRY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DRY WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. ON SUNDAY...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 15 MPH BY 9 PM THIS EVENING. ON SUNDAY...STRONG AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS. OTHERWISE LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL WITH A WEAKER PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...BETWEEN 5 AND 10 PERCENT THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ONLY POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT. THEN LOWERING TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS SUNDAY. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND EXTREMELY LOW HUMIDITY THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL CREATE EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR ON ALREADY EXISTING FIRES AND MAKE ANY NEW IGNITIONS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WITH HIGH RATES OF SPREAD. NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING. 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
874 WWUS85 KBOU 240303 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO 903 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES... ...DRY LIGHTNING MAY START NEW FIRES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW HUMIDITIES TO COLORADO THROUGH SUNDAY. THE GUSTY WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE DECREASED...SO THE RED FLAG WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ON SUNDAY...JUST ENOUGH MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE TO BRING HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS. HOWEVER...THOSE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...BUT LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. COZ211>218-241200- /O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120624T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0022.120624T1800Z-120625T0400Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 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- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 903 PM MDT SAT JUN 23 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS...AND LOW HUMIDITIES FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...212...213...214... 215...216...217 AND 218. * TIMING...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DRY THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH...BUT GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH NEAR ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT. * THUNDERSTORMS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED STORM COVERAGE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...HIGHEST COVERAGE IN MOUNTAINS. SOME STORMS WILL BE DRY WITH MOST STORMS PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS NEW FIRE STARTS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE TO LIGHTNING FROM STORMS PRODUCING LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL. RAPID FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTREMELY DRY FUELS AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS. 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
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.