Weather Alert in Colorado
Red Flag Warning issued March 19 at 1:57PM MDT until March 20 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Denver CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Northeast Weld County
DESCRIPTION: A prolonged period of record warmth and very low humidity will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions for much of northeast and north central Colorado through Saturday. The most widespread critical conditions are expected to develop Saturday afternoon and hold into Saturday evening. 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 to 7 PM MDT Friday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 238 and 242. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, until 7 PM MDT this evening. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM to 7 PM MDT Friday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph, with the strongest winds on Saturday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 6 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.
INSTRUCTION: 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. 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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