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WWUS85 KBOU 162013
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
213 PM MDT WED APR 16 2025
COZ214-216-241-246-247-171200-
/O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0009.250417T1600Z-250418T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0014.250417T1600Z-250418T0100Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
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-
213 PM MDT WED APR 16 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK, THE SOUTHERN FRONT
RANGE FOOTHILLS, AND PALMER DIVIDE INTO EAST CENTRAL
COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214, 216, 241, 246 AND 247...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214, 216, 241, 246 AND 247.
* TIMING...FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...8 TO 14 PERCENT, LOWEST IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN
COUNTY.
* 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.
COZ240-245-171200-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0009.250417T1600Z-250418T0100Z/
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
213 PM MDT WED APR 16 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR
DENVER INTO RURAL ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 240 AND 245...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 240 AND 245.
* TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE,
MAINLY SOUTH OF I-70.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 14 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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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