Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued February 13 at 1:05PM MST until February 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne
DESCRIPTION: Low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph could lead to explosive fire growth for fires that ignite. Southwest winds could change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon. The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 252 Yuma, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne. * TIMING...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest to west 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. Peak gusts are expected to occur from the late morning to early afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
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Weather Topic: What is Fog?
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
ground and obscures visibility.
It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets.
Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions
close to a body of water.
Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in
the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.
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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?
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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of
water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon
coming into contact
with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which
can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing
rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.
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