Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued February 14 at 2:36AM MST until February 17 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Denver CO
AREAS AFFECTED: North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Washington County
DESCRIPTION: ...PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK... ...EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TUESDAY... .Recent dry conditions combining with above normal temperatures and pockets of gusty winds will bring potentially critical fire weather conditions Sunday and Monday to parts of the eastern Colorado Plains. Strong west winds are expected to develop Tuesday, possibly producing extreme fire weather conditions with widespread strong and gusty winds to 60 mph. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 246 and 249. * TIMING...For the first Fire Weather Watch, from Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon. For the second Fire Weather Watch, from Monday morning through Monday afternoon. For the third Fire Weather Watch, from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest winds to 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday, winds increase with west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent each day. Possibly as low as 5 to 10 percent Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire.
INSTRUCTION: 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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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?
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Next Topic: Contrails
Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore
it is a crucial process in the water cycle.
Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid,
and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and
become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as
water droplets.
Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for
us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized
into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the
surface of a cold drink!
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulonimbus Clouds?
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Next Topic: Cumulus Clouds
The final form taken by a growing cumulus cloud is the
cumulonimbus cloud, which is very tall and dense.
The tower of a cumulonimbus cloud can soar 23 km into the atmosphere, although
most commonly they stop growing at an altitude of 6 km.
Even small cumulonimbus clouds appear very large in comparison to other cloud types.
They can signal the approach of stormy weather, such as thunderstorms or blizzards.
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