Red Flag Warning

Active

Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County

Starts Aug 6, 12:00 PM MDT

Ends Aug 6, 7:00 PM MDT

Issued Aug 5, 6:49 PM MDT

Severity Severe

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONE 220...

* AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zone 220.

* WINDS...West 5 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 7 percent.

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

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