Red Flag Warning for Jackson County Below 9000 Feet; West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet; South and East Jackson/Larimer/North and Northeast Grand/Northwest Boulder Counties Above 9000 Feet
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
The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT this evening.
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zones 211, 217 and 218.
TIMING
From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM MDT this evening.
WINDS
Southwest 5 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Brief gusts up to 40 mph possible in the vicinity of any thunderstorms.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
As low as 14 percent.
THUNDERSTORMS
Isolated dry thunderstorms possible in the afternoon and evening.
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.