Cheyenne County

Fire Weather Warning
Statement as of 8:43 AM MDT on May 16, 2012

... Red flag warning remains in effect until 8 PM MDT this evening
for wind and low relative humidity for fire weather zones 013...
027... 252... 253 and 254...

* affected area... in Colorado... fire weather zone 252 Yuma...
fire weather zone 253 Kit Carson and fire weather zone 254
Cheyenne co. In Kansas... fire weather zone 013 Sherman and
fire weather zone 027 Wallace.

* Winds... south 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* Relative humidity... as low as 11 percent.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or are imminent. A combination of
strong winds... low relative humidity... and warm temperatures will
create explosive fire growth potential.



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