Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued March 4 at 9:02AM MST until March 5 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Kit Carson County; Cheyenne; Sherman; Wallace; Greeley
DESCRIPTION: ...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Forecast Thursday... .Critical fire weather conditions associated with breezy south winds and very low humidity are forecast behind a pronounced dryline Thursday afternoon. A fair amount of uncertainty persists with regard to the eastern extent of the dryline on Thursday. At this time, locations along and south of I-70 in eastern Colorado and adjacent Kansas border counties appear to be most at-risk. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 013 Sherman, 027 Wallace, 041 Greeley, 253 Kit Carson and 254 Cheyenne CO. * TIMING...Thursday afternoon. * WINDS...South 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 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 is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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Weather Topic: What are Fractus Clouds?
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A fractus cloud (scud) is a fragmented, tattered cloud which has
likely been sheared off of another cloud. They are accessory clouds, meaning they
develop from parent clouds, and are named in a way which describes the original
cloud which contained them.
Fractus clouds which have originated from cumulus clouds are referred to as
cumulus fractus, while fractus clouds which have originated from stratus clouds
are referred to as stratus fractus. Under certain conditions a fractus cloud might
merge with another cloud, or develop into a cumulus cloud, but usually a
fractus cloud seen by itself will dissipate rapidly.
They are often observed on the leading and trailing edges of storm clouds,
and are a display of wind activity.
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