Weather Alert in Colorado
Fire Weather Watch issued March 19 at 1:49AM MDT until March 22 at 3:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
AREAS AFFECTED: Yuma; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Norton; Thomas; Sheridan; Graham; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
DESCRIPTION: The National Weather Service in Goodland has issued a Fire Weather Watch for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * AFFECTED AREA...Fire Weather Zones 001 Cheyenne KS, 002 Rawlins, 003 Decatur, 004 Norton, 014 Thomas, 015 Sheridan, 016 Graham, 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 6 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 are Wall Clouds?
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.
Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
takes shape.
Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.
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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?
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Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes
(between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes
water vapor
to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are
featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.
In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved
appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds
are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.
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