Red Flag Warning

Posted on: October 2nd, 2024
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
245 AM MDT Wed Oct 2 2024

...WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY TO NORTHERN COLORADO...
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS TO THE FAR EASTERN PLAINS...
* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread.
  Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a
  spark and start a wildfire.

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.
https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=COZ035&warncounty=COC013&firewxzone=COZ215&local_place1=Gold%20Hill%20CO&product1=Red+Flag+Warning&lat=40.0633&lon=-105.4096