Red Flag Warning for Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 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
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SOUTH PARK, THE SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS, AND THE PALMER DIVIDE TODAY...POTENTIALLY CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY...
AFFECTED AREA
Fire Weather Zones 216 and 241.
TIMING
Until 8 PM MDT this evening.
WINDS
South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY
As low as 8 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.