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  • Red Flag Warning

    Expiring:
    06/20/2013 08:00pm
    Areas affected:
    Arapahoe, CO; Douglas, CO

    COZ241-201000-
    /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0010.130620T1800Z-130621T0200Z/
    ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
    758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013
    ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
    THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE
    AREA...
    * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241.
    * TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
    THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS FUELS CONTINUE TO DRY AND WINDS
    INCREASE.
    * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
    * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.
    * IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY
    CAUSE RAPID FIRE GROWTH OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OF ANY
    EXISTING OR NEW FIRES.
    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.