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URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER/BOULDER CO
1257 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
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SOUTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/SOUTH LINCOLN COUNTY-
1257 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247.
* TIMING...FOR THE FIRST RED FLAG WARNING, UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. FOR THE SECOND RED FLAG WARNING, FROM NOON TO 6 PM
MDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 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 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.
COZ246-030615-
/O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0031.260403T1800Z-260404T0000Z/
NORTH AND NORTHEAST ELBERT COUNTY BELOW 6000 FEET/NORTH LINCOLN
COUNTY-
1257 PM MDT THU APR 2 2026
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR
WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY AND EASTERN
ELBERT COUNTY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DENVER HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 246.
* TIMING...FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* 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 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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