Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued March 25 at 5:55PM MDT until March 26 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita
DESCRIPTION: ...Critical Fire Weather South of I-70 Thursday Afternoon... .On Thursday, well above normal temperatures and dry conditions will persist south of Interstate 70, where light northeasterly winds during the late morning and early afternoon will abruptly increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph during the late afternoon. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 013 Sherman, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 027 Wallace, 028 Logan, 029 Gove, 041 Greeley, 042 Wichita, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...Northeast at 10 to 15 mph during the late morning and early afternoon, abruptly increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph during the late afternoon. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 15 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 forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag warnings.
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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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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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