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WWUS85 KBOU 261958
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
158 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2025
COZ214-240>247-249-270400-
/O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0010.250427T1700Z-250428T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0016.250427T1700Z-250428T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
NORTH DOUGLAS COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/DENVER/WEST ADAMS AND
ARAPAHOE COUNTIES/EAST BROOMFIELD COUNTY-
ELBERT/CENTRAL AND EAST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET-
NORTHEAST WELD COUNTY-CENTRAL AND SOUTH WELD COUNTY-MORGAN COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EAST ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES-
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
WASHINGTON COUNTY-
158 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PLAINS AND SOUTH PARK...
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214...240...241...242...243...244...245...
246...247 AND 249.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 214, 240, 241, 242, 243,
244, 245, 246, 247 AND 249.
* TIMING...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SUNDAY.
* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 10 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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