Red Flag Warning for Central and Southeast Park County
Impacts: Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
Official alert brief
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTH PARK, THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS, AND THE PALMER DIVIDE THURSDAY AND POTENTIALLY CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Denver has cancelled the Red Flag Warning.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zone 214.
TIMING
From noon to 8 PM MDT Thursday.
WINDS
West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
As low as 7 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.
Instructions
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.