Weather Alert in Colorado
Red Flag Warning issued June 19 at 1:50PM MDT until June 20 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
AREAS AFFECTED: Upper Arkansas River Valley Including Lake County and Chaffee County; Eastern San Juan Mountains and La Garita Mountains Including Wolf Creek Pass and Creede
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Red Flag Warning for gusty winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 220 and 223. * TIMING...For the first Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Friday. For the second Red Flag Warning, from 10 AM to 10 PM MDT Saturday. * WINDS...For Friday, Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. For Saturday, southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 12 percent for Friday. As low as 9 percent for Saturday. * IMPACTS...Elevated fire danger is expected. Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.
INSTRUCTION: 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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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?
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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km)
and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of
small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as
"cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.
Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the
water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a
cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud
formations generally pass rapidly.
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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Condensation
Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet
and are composed mainly of ice crystals.
They are thin and wispy in appearance.
What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.
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