Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at Jul 9, 2016, 8:31 PM MDT for 12 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Jul 10, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Jul 9, 2016, 8:31 PM MDT (02:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 10, 2016, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Arapahoe County, CO, Boulder County, CO, Clear Creek County, CO, Douglas County, CO, Elbert County, CO, Gilpin County, CO, Grand County, CO, Jackson County, CO, Jefferson County, CO, Larimer County, CO, Park County, CO, Summit County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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 (KDEN), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4031 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
337 WWUS85 KBOU 100231 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 831 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR FIRE ZONE 217 FOR LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ZONES 215 AND 216 FOR LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .MILD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT IN THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS AND IN THE BEAVER CREEK FIRE AREA ARE GOING TO CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO REMAIN LOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE VERY LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS. THESE WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE GOING TO CAUSE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER LEVELS. DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED SUNNY...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS. COZ217-101045- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0013.160710T1600Z-160711T0200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 831 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF JACKSON COUNTY. 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 SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217. * TIMING...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WARMING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO BE EXTREMELY LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION...SUNNY SKIES...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ215-216-101045- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0004.160710T1500Z-160711T0000Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 831 PM MDT SAT JUL 9 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS FROM THE WYOMING BORDER SOUTHWARD TO THE SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND DOUGLAS COUNTY LINES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215 AND 216. * TIMING...POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. WARMING TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL CAUSE RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS TO BE EXTREMELY LOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...DRY VEGETATION...SUNNY SKIES...WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL MAKE RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
736 WWUS85 KBOU 100946 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 346 AM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTH PARK...THE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE FOR LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .AN INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WHERE GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. ALONG THE FRONT RANGE...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DUE TO THE HOT TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. COZ215-216-102215- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0004.160710T1500Z-160711T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0013.160710T1600Z-160711T0200Z/ 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- 346 AM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE 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 THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215 AND 216. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 TO 35 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ211-213-214-102215- /O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0013.160710T1600Z-160711T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- 346 AM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...213 AND 214. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ241-102215- /O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0013.160710T1600Z-160711T0200Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- 346 AM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE... 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 THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 14 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ217-102215- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0013.160710T1600Z-160711T0200Z/ WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 346 AM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF JACKSON COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$
754 WWUS85 KBOU 102218 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 418 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO...SOUTH PARK...THE FOOTHILLS AND PALMER DIVIDE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS ON MONDAY... .CONTINUING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. ALONG THE FRONT RANGE...WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DUE TO THE HOT TEMPERATURES...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WILL BE POSSIBLE. A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR MONDAY. HOWEVER...MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STATE CAUSING WEST WINDS TOMORROW THAT WILL BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE TODAY. WITH ONLY MINIMAL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY RELIEF EXPECTED ON MONDAY, THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DANGEROUS TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. COZ211-213-214-217-110630- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0005.160711T1600Z-160712T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160711T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET- GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY- WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 418 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH PARK... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS OF NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO AND SOUTH PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...213...214 AND 217. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ215-216-110630- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0005.160711T1600Z-160712T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160711T0200Z/ LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET- JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET- 418 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FOOTHILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 215 AND 216. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ241-110200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160711T0200Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- 418 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. && $$ COZ212-218-110630- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.A.0005.160711T1600Z-160712T0200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 418 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL COLORADO MOUNTAINS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 218. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
122 WWUS85 KBOU 110212 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 812 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS ON MONDAY... .A DRY COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR MONDAY. HOWEVER... MODERATE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE STATE CAUSING WEST WINDS TOMORROW THAT WILL BE AS STRONG AS THEY WERE TODAY. WITH ONLY MINIMAL TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY RELIEF EXPECTED ON MONDAY...THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DANGEROUS TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. COZ211-213>217-111015- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160711T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0005.160711T1600Z-160712T0200Z/ JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 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- 812 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS...FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS... ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...213...214...215... 216 AND 217. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ COZ241-110315- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160711T0200Z/ ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- 812 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE... $$ COZ212-218-111015- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0005.160711T1600Z-160712T0200Z/ SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/ GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/ NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET- 812 PM MDT SUN JUL 10 2016 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212 AND 218. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE POSSIBLE. ANY OUTDOOR BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 6:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | BOU | Sedgwick | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 4:18 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | BOU | Boulder, Clear Creek, Douglas, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson and 4 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Red Flag Warnings in Colorado, 2016Every red flag warning in 2016
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.