Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Denver/Boulder, CO
Areas Affected: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln 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 IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LINCOLN AND EASTERN ELBERT COUNTIES... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 246 and 247. * TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 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.
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:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e41923b0183f16ed8bcf4a100c6d93cc7600367.002.2 Codes: COZ246, COZ247 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2e41923b0183f16ed8bcf4a100c6d93cc7600367.002.2