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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
858 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
COZ238>249-132100-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260313T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0016.260314T1700Z-260315T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0021.260314T1700Z-260315T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0020.260313T1700Z-260314T0200Z/
LARIMER COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTHWEST WELD COUNTY-
BOULDER AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES BELOW 6000 FEET/WEST BROOMFIELD
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-
LOGAN COUNTY-WASHINGTON COUNTY-
858 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE URBAN CORRIDOR
AND PLAINS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND PLAINS...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE URBAN CORRIDOR AND PLAINS...
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 9 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 238, 239, 240, 241, 242,
243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248 AND 249.
* TIMING...FOR FRIDAY, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT. FOR SATURDAY, FROM
11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...ON FRIDAY, WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 40
MPH. ON SATURDAY, WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...ON FRIDAY, 12 TO 17 PERCENT. ON SATURDAY, 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.
COZ250-251-132100-
/O.EXP.KBOU.FW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260313T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0021.260314T1700Z-260315T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KBOU.FW.W.0020.260313T1700Z-260314T0200Z/
SEDGWICK COUNTY-PHILLIPS COUNTY-
858 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND
AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SEDGWICK AND PHILLIPS COUNTIES...
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 FRIDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 250 AND 251.
* TIMING...FOR FRIDAY, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT. FOR SATURDAY, FROM
11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY.
* WINDS...ON FRIDAY, WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35
MPH. ON SATURDAY, WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 13 TO 18 PERCENT BOTH DAYS.
* 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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