...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR EASTERN COLORADO... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 252 YUMA, 253 KIT CARSON AND 254 CHEYENNE CO.

* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AROUND 15 PERCENT.

* IMPACTS...UNPREDICTABLE FIRE BEHAVIOR. ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP MAY RAPIDLY GROW AND SPREAD OUT OF CONTROL.