Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Denver/Boulder, CO
Areas Affected: North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; Logan County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 12:18am MDT
Alert Effective: Wednesday 12:18am MDT
Alert Expires: Wednesday 8:30am MDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 12:00pm MDT
Event Ends: Wednesday 8:00pm MDT
Issued by: NWS Denver CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE PLAINS EAST OF I-25... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 248, 250 and 251. * TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, strongest near the Wyoming border. * 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.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e41923b0183f16ed8bcf4a100c6d93cc7600367.003.1 Codes: COZ240, COZ241, COZ242, COZ243, COZ244, COZ245, COZ248, COZ250, COZ251 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e41923b0183f16ed8bcf4a100c6d93cc7600367.003.1