Placerville, CO Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS, LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 200, 202, 290, 291, 292, 294, 486, AND 487...

* AFFECTED AREA...In Colorado, Fire Weather Zone 200 Little
Snake Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 202 White River
Forecast Area, Fire Weather Zone 290 Paradox Valley Forecast
Area, Fire Weather Zone 291 Northern San Juan Forecast Area,
Fire Weather Zone 292 North Fork Forecast Area and Fire
Weather Zone 294 Southwest Colorado Upper West Forecast Area.
In Utah, Fire Weather Zone 486 Eastern Uinta Basin and Fire
Weather Zone 487 Book Cliffs.

* TIMING...From 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Friday.

* WINDS...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...7 to 12 percent.

* IMPACTS...Fires will catch and spread quickly. Exercise
extreme caution with any outdoor burning.

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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