Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Denver/Boulder, CO
Areas Affected: Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 8:50am MST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 8:50am MST
Alert Expires: Wednesday 6:00pm MST
Event Onset: Wednesday 10:00am MST
Event Ends: Wednesday 6:00pm MST
Issued by: NWS Denver CO
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE... * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 241 and 247. * TIMING...Until 6 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 16 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.fcb6103bd433db9125a5fe7b110cac9f78d0469f.002.1 Codes: COZ241, COZ247 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fcb6103bd433db9125a5fe7b110cac9f78d0469f.002.1