Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued March 20 at 2:59AM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Yuma; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Logan; Gove; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
DESCRIPTION: Persistently dry conditions and occasional gusts of wind may allow fires to rapidly spread. During the day, when conditions are most dry, winds will be from the southwest. Overnight, near the end of the Watch, a cold front will be moving in from the north. This front will bring in northerly winds and by Sunday morning, gusts up to 30 MPH are forecast. This could reinvigorate any smolder fires. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 042 Wichita, 079 Dundy, 080 Hitchcock, 081 Red Willow and 252 Yuma. * TIMING...From Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * WINDS... Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY... As low as 5 to 10 percent. * IMPACTS... Unpredictable fire behavior. Any fires that develop may rapidly grow and spread out of control.
INSTRUCTION: A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are possible. 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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