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WWUS85 KBOU 260936
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
336 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
COZ247-261045-
/O.CAN.KBOU.FW.W.0028.260326T1700Z-260327T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
336 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHEAST ELBERT AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING.
THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE
COLD FRONT MID AFTERNOON, AT WHICH TIME HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN RAPIDLY RISING. OVERLAP OF CRITICAL
WIND/HUMIDITY VALUES IS NO LONGER EXPECTED OR, IF IT OCCURS, WOULD
NOT EXCEED ONE OR TWO HOURS.
COZ214-270000-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0028.260326T1700Z-260327T0000Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
336 AM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH
OF PARK COUNTY INCLUDING SOUTH PARK...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 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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