Weather Alert in Colorado
Red Flag Warning issued February 14 at 12:07PM MST until February 15 at 5:00PM MST by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Yuma; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
DESCRIPTION: For Sunday, southwest winds of 15-25 mph are forecast to begin around 8-9 am Mountain time across Yuma and Kit Carson county before expanding east into the remainder of the Fire Weather Watch through the afternoon. For Tuesday, low relative humidity and sustained winds around 40 mph could lead to explosive fire growth for fires that ignite. Southwest winds could change to west behind a cold front in the afternoon. The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 11 AM MST /noon CST/ to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow, 252 Yuma and 253 Kit Carson. * TIMING...For the Red Flag Warning, from 11 AM MST /noon CST/ to 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ Sunday. For the Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS... For Sunday, southwesterly winds of 15 to 30 mph. For Tuesday, southwest 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...For Sunday as low as 15 percent. For Tuesday, as low as 12 percent. * IMPACTS...Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
INSTRUCTION: Comply with burn bans and regulations. Avoid driving on dry grass or brush. Maintain vehicle brakes and tires and secure tow chains to avoid dragging. Never toss lit cigarettes onto the ground. 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 Drizzle?
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
smaller than raindrops.
Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
impact human habitation in a negative way. The exception to this is freezing drizzle,
a condition where drizzle freezes immediately upon reaching earth's surface.
Freezing drizzle is still less dangerous than freezing rain, but can
potentially result in hazardous road conditions.
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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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