Alert archive / Colorado / Red Flag Warnings in 2016
Red Flag Warning 7, NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued this red flag warning at Mar 14, 2016, 3:51 PM MDT for Elbert County, Lincoln County, Washington County, Colorado. It took effect at Mar 15, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Mar 14, 2016, 3:51 PM MDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2016, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Denver/Boulder, CO
Counties Elbert County, CO, Lincoln County, CO, Washington County, CO
The radar
The Denver radar (KFTG), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:55 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 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 2655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
237 WWUS85 KBOU 142151 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 351 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO INCREASE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY... COZ246-247-249-150600- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0007.160315T1800Z-160316T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160315T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 351 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE DENVER METRO AREA... EASTERN DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES...ADAMS...ARAPAHOE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...241...245... AND 249... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN ELBERT...LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 246...247 AND 249... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 246...247 AND 249. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...THEN REDEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY NOON ON TUESDAY. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT...RECOVERING TO NEAR 55 PERCENT OVERNIGHT...LOWERING TO 10 PERCENT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID RANGELAND FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AGRICULTURAL BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF A FIRE IS STARTED OR ONGOING THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO RAPIDLY SPREAD IS HIGH. && $$ COZ239>241-245-150100- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160315T0100Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- 351 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE DENVER METRO AREA... EASTERN DOUGLAS AND ELBERT COUNTIES...ADAMS...ARAPAHOE...AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...241...245... AND 249... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 239...240...241 AND 245. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL EASE AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...CURRENTLY AS LOW AS 15 PERCENT...WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 20 BY SUNSET. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID RANGELAND FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AGRICULTURAL BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF A FIRE IS STARTED OR ONGOING THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO RAPIDLY SPREAD IS HIGH. && $$
4 follow-up statements
880 WWUS85 KBOU 150059 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 659 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO ON TUESDAY... TEMPERATURES HAVE COOLED THIS EVENING...ALLOWING HUMIDITY VALUES TO INCREASE. WINDS HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY. THE THREAT OF DANGEROUS FIRE BEHAVIOR THIS EVENING HAS ENDED. MORE WIND AND WARM TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PRODUCE ELEVATED FIRE DANGER VALUES OVER PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO...MAINLY THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PALMER DIVIDE AND WASHINGTON COUNTY. COZ246-247-249-150900- /O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160315T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.160315T1800Z-160316T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 659 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT TUESDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN ELBERT...LINCOLON AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN ELBERT...LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 246...247 AND 249. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL EASE AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING...THEN REDEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID RANGELAND FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AGRICULTURAL BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF A FIRE IS STARTED OR ONGOING THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO RAPIDLY SPREAD IS HIGH. && $$ COZ239>241-245-150200- /O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160315T0100Z/ BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY- ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET- CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES- 659 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG WARNING. COOLER TEMPERATURES AND RISING HUMIDITIES WILL ALLOW FIRE DANGER TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$
078 WWUS85 KBOU 150908 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 308 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ELEVATE THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO TODAY... COZ246-247-249-152200- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.160315T1800Z-160316T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 308 AM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN ELBERT...LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 246...247 AND 249. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID RANGELAND FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AGRICULTURAL BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED ON TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF A FIRE IS STARTED OR ONGOING THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO RAPIDLY SPREAD IS HIGH. && $$
311 WWUS85 KBOU 152109 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 309 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ELEVATING THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ACROSS PARTS OF EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... COZ246-247-249-160100- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 309 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN ELBERT...LINCOLN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 246...247 AND 249. * TIMING...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH RELIEF NEAR SUNSET. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER 7 PM. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...12 TO 17 PERCENT....RECOVERING INTO THE 20 PERCENT RANGE AFTER 7 PM. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY TO CREATE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RAPID RANGELAND FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD. AGRICULTURAL BURNING IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW OR WILL OCCUR SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...AND DRY FUELS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR. IF A FIRE IS STARTED OR ONGOING THE POTENTIAL FOR IT TO RAPIDLY SPREAD IS HIGH. && $$
946 WWUS85 KBOU 160052 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO 652 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7PM... COZ246-247-249-160200- /O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160316T0100Z/ NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN COUNTY- SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY- WASHINGTON COUNTY- 652 PM MDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WASHINGTON...LINCOLN...AND ELBERT COUNTIES. WINDS ARE STEADILY DECREASING ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO...AND HUMIDITIES ARE SLOWLY CLIMBING. AS A RESULT THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7PM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Denver/Boulder, CO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2:32 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | BOU | Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and 4 more | 16 hr |
Nearby
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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.