Ward, Colorado

... Red flag warning remains in effect until 6 PM MDT this evening
for gusty winds and low humidity for fire weather zones 215 and
216...

* affected area... fire weather zone 215... Estes Park...
Glendevey... Laramie River Valley... Nederland... Red Feather
Lakes... fire weather zone 216... Bailey... Central City...
Evergreen... Georgetown... Idaho Springs... northern Rampart
Range... Tarryall... Westcreek.

* Timing... high fire danger will continue through early this evening.

* Wind... west winds will increase by early afternoon with speeds
of 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph will occur over the
ridgetops. Winds should begin to decrease by early this evening.

* Humidity... relative humidity values will drop to 10 to 15
percent by afternoon.

* Impacts... critically dry fuels combined with the strong winds
and low relative humidity will create the potential for rapid
fire growth. Both new fire starts and rapid growth of
existing fires will be possible.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring or imminent. Please advise the appropriate
officials and fire crews in the field of this red flag warning.

... Today in Metro Denver weather history...

9-10 in 1933... heavy rain over the Cherry Creek... Plum Creek... big
        Dry Creek... and little Dry Creek watersheds caused flooding
        on the South Platte river in Denver overnight. Nearly an
        inch of rain... 0.98 inch... fell in the city.
      In 1944... a trace of rain fell on each day. This together
        with a trace of rain on the 4th and 30th was the only
        precipitation for the month. The total of a trace of
        precipitation for the month equaled the driest September
        on record first set in 1892.
      In 1994... unusually very warm weather resulted in three
        temperature records being equaled. High temperatures
        of 94 degrees on the 9th and 93 degrees on the 10th
        equaled record maximums for the dates. Low temperature
        of 63 degrees on the 9th equaled the record high minimum
        for the date.
10 in 1985... Golf Ball size hail was reported just east of Parker.
      In 1989... 3/4 inch diameter hail fell in Littleton. Heavy rain
        produced local flooding in Lakewood. The heavy rain caused
        the wall of a house to collapse.
      In 1993... thunderstorm winds downed power lines... which caused a
        power outage in Castle Rock.