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