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WWUS85 KBOU 140951
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
351 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026
COZ238-242-248-250-251-142030-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0040.260514T1700Z-260515T0300Z/
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-LOGAN COUNTY-SEDGWICK COUNTY-
PHILLIPS COUNTY-
351 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
NORTHERN PLAINS OF NORTHEAST COLORADO...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238, 242, 248, 250 AND 251.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE SPREAD.
AVOID OUTDOOR BURNING AND ANY ACTIVITY THAT MAY PRODUCE A
SPARK AND START A WILDFIRE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW....OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
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