... Red flag warning remains in effect from 10 am this morning to
9 PM MDT this evening for gusty winds and low humidity for fire
weather zones 215... 216... 238... 239... 240 and 241...
* affected area... fire weather zone 215... Estes Park...
Glendevey... Laramie River Valley... Nederland... Red Feather
Lakes... fire weather zone 216... Bailey... Central City...
Evergreen... Georgetown... Idaho Springs... northern Rampart
Range... Tarryall... Westcreek... fire weather zone 238... Fort
Collins... Hereford... Loveland... Nunn... west Pawnee
Grasslands... fire weather zone 239... Arvada... Boulder...
Golden... Lakewood... Longmont... fire weather zone 240...
Aurora... Brighton... city of Denver... Denver International
Airport... Highlands Ranch... Littleton... Parker... fire weather
zone 241... Castle Rock... Elbert... Fondis... Kiowa... Larkspur.
* Timing... critical fire weather conditions will occur from 10 am
MDT to 9 PM MDT today.
* Wind... west winds will be increasing to 15 to 25 mph late this
morning and then continue into the early evening hours. Some
gusts will reach 35 mph this afternoon.
* Humidity... dropping into the 5 to 10 percent range for the
afternoon hours.
* Impacts... the critical fire weather conditions and drying
fuels will make it possible for fires to ignite easily and
spread rapidly.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring or imminent. Please advise the appropriate
officials and fire crews in the field of this red flag warning.
Barjenbruch
National Weather Service:
Fire Weather Warning
Englewood, CO
Current Conditions
69 °F
Partly Cloudy
15 mph
from the SW
28 °F
29.68 in
22%
10.0 miles
Denver Centennial, CO
Updated — 6:53 AM MDT on September 05, 2010
Local Radar
Locations Nearby:
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Denver Centennial
69 °F - Partly Cloudy
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Aurora
64 °F - Partly Cloudy
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Broomfield
66 °F - Partly Cloudy
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Denver
64 °F - Partly Cloudy
Forecast for North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County (80110)
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Sunday
Partly Cloudy
H 97° / L 52°
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Monday
Partly Cloudy
H 74° / L 38°
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Tuesday
 Clear
H 79° / L 50°
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Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
H 85° / L 54°
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Thursday
Partly Cloudy
H 86° / L 52°
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Today
Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
TonightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the evening becoming light.
Labor Day
Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph...decreasing in the afternoon.
Monday NightMostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s.
Tuesday
Sunny. Highs 75 to 80.
Tuesday NightPartly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Wednesday and Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. A 10 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs 81 to 87. Lows in the mid 50s.
Thursday and Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 89. Lows in the lower 50s.
Statement as of 2:53 am MDT on September 5, 2010
Fire Weather Warning
