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WWUS85 KBOU 070151
RFWBOU
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
751 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGH
FRIDAY...
.A HOT AND DRY AIRMASS WILL HOLD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY.
IT WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS, LEADING TO POTENTIAL FOR RAPID WILDFIRE
SPREAD. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY
AFTERNOON, WITH A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY. SLIGHT
RELIEF SHOULD COME THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL COOLING
TREND AND WINDS DIMINISHING BY SUNDAY.
COZ211-213-217-071000-
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/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0023.250807T1800Z-250808T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0012.250808T1800Z-250809T0200Z/
JACKSON COUNTY BELOW 9000 FEET-
GRAND AND SUMMIT COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
WEST JACKSON AND WEST GRAND COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
751 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PARK RANGE,
MIDDLE PARK, AND NORTH PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211, 213, AND
217...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PARK RANGE, MIDDLE PARK, AND
NORTH PARK...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211, 213, AND 217...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 211, 213 AND 217.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
COZ218-071000-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-250807T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0012.250808T1800Z-250809T0200Z/
SOUTH AND EAST JACKSON/LARIMER/NORTH AND NORTHEAST GRAND/
NORTHWEST BOULDER COUNTIES ABOVE 9000 FEET-
751 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS...FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 218...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 218.
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 11 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.
COZ214-071000-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0023.250807T1800Z-250808T0200Z/
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0012.250808T1800Z-250809T0200Z/
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PARK COUNTY-
751 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK...FIRE
ZONE 214...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 214.
* TIMING...FOR THE RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. FOR THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH, FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
COZ212-215-216-071000-
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0012.250808T1800Z-250809T0200Z/
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST GRAND/WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST BOULDER/
GILPIN/CLEAR CREEK/SUMMIT/NORTH AND WEST PARK COUNTIES ABOVE
9000 FEET-LARIMER AND BOULDER COUNTIES BETWEEN 6000 AND 9000 FEET-
JEFFERSON AND WEST DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET/GILPIN/CLEAR
CREEK/NORTHEAST PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET-
751 PM MDT WED AUG 6 2025
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS...FIRE ZONES 212,
215, AND 216...
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 212, 215 AND 216.
* TIMING...FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 12 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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