Lone Tree, CO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE
PLAINS EAST OF I-25...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 240, 241, 242, 243, 244,
245, 246, 247, 248, 250 and 251.

* TIMING...From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.

* WINDS...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, strongest
near the Wyoming border.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 11 percent.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread in
areas that have not received significant recent precipitation.
Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark
and start a wildfire.

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.

&&