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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS
AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA AGAIN ON THURSDAY...

.SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND VERY DRY AIR INTO
THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. AS WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE
HIGH MOUNTAIN VALLEYS AND PALMER DIVIDE AREA. THIS WILL BRING
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS ON THURSDAY. A REPEAT OF WARM...VERY DRY...AND BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY.

COZ211-213-214-201000-
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JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH PARK AND
MIDDLE PARK...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211...213 AND 214.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 5 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY
  CAUSE RAPID FIRE GROWTH OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OF ANY
  EXISTING OR NEW FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

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COZ241-201000-
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ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
758 PM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE
AREA...

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 241.

* TIMING...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS FUELS CONTINUE TO DRY AND WINDS
  INCREASE.

* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 7 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY MAY
  CAUSE RAPID FIRE GROWTH OR EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR OF ANY
  EXISTING OR NEW FIRES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$