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WWUS85 KBOU 041841
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1141 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026
COZ245-041945-
/O.CAN.KBOU.FW.A.0013.260305T1900Z-260306T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
1141 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR EASTERN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE FIRE
WEATHER WATCH.
COZ241-246-247-050700-
/O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0013.260305T1900Z-260306T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0017.260305T1900Z-260306T0100Z/
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
1141 AM MST WED MAR 4 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND LINCOLN
COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 241, 246 AND 247.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST THURSDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...10 TO 15 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.
RODRIGUEZ
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