National Weather Service: Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch

Green Mountain Falls, CO

Current Conditions

Partly Cloudy

80 °F

Partly Cloudy

14 mph from the South

49 °F

29.78 in

34%

10.0 miles

Fort Carson, CO

Updated — 12:58 PM MDT on June 19, 2013

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Forecast for Green Mountain Falls (80819)

Wednesday
clear
Clear
H 90° / L 57°
Thursday
clear
Clear
H 90° / L 55°
Friday
clear
Clear
H 91° / L 59°
Saturday
mostlycloudy
Mostly Cloudy
H 88° / L 55°
Sunday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 82° / L 55°
Wednesday

Clear. High of 90F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Night

Clear. Low of 57F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Thursday

Clear. High of 90F. Winds from the West at 5 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph shifting to the SSW in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Clear. Low of 55F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Friday

Clear. High of 91F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 59F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday

Partly cloudy. High of 88F. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Overcast in the evening, then clear. Low of 55F. Breezy. Winds from the West at 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday

Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 82F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Low of 55F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph.

Statement as of 3:28 am MDT on June 19, 2013

Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch


... Red flag warning remains in effect from 11 am this morning to
8 PM MDT this evening for gusty winds... low relative humidity...
and high Haines indices for fire weather zones 220... 221... 222...
223... 224... 225... 226 and 227...

... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Thursday morning
through Thursday evening for gusty winds... low relative
humidity... and high Haines indices for fire weather zones 220...
221... 222... 223... 224... 225... 226 and 227...

* affected area... fire weather zones 220... 221... 222... 223...
224... 225... 226... 227... 228... 229 and 230.

* Winds... southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* Relative humidity... as low as 5 percent.

* Impacts... extreme fire behavior is possible if a fire starts.

* Haines... 6.

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.

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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