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WWUS85 KBOU 212132 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 332 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...THEN AGAIN FOR SOUTH PARK THURSDAY... ...RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR LOW HUMIDITY...GUSTY WINDS...AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT... .Red Flag conditions continue in the mountain valleys and foothills this afternoon. Conditions will improve in the valleys this evening, but the foothills will have windy conditions with poor humidity recovery. Overnight maximum humidity in the foothills will be in the 20 to 30 percent range while winds increase with gusts of up to 50 mph possible, mainly down to about 9000 feet and wind prone lower foothill locations. The foothills will see a shift to northeast winds with cooler temperatures and higher humidities behind a cold front Thursday morning. These winds may also gust up to 30 mph during the day Thursday. Critical conditions will return to South Park Thursday. COZ214-220600- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0038.201022T1600Z-201023T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-201022T0100Z/ Central and Southeast Park County- 332 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTH PARK... 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. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 214. * Timing...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. Then again 10 AM MDT Thursday morning until 7 PM Thursday evening. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Ongoing drought conditions combined with strong winds and low relative humidity mean conditions are prime for rapid fire growth. 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. && $$ COZ211-213-220100- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-201022T0100Z/ Jackson County Below 9000 Feet- Grand and Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet- 332 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR NORTH PARK AND MIDDLE PARK... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 211 and 213. * Timing...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Ongoing drought conditions combined with strong winds and low relative humidity mean conditions are prime for rapid fire growth. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$ COZ215-216-220600- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-201022T1400Z/ 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- 332 PM MDT Wed Oct 21 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE FRONT RANGE FOOTHILLS... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 215 and 216. * Timing...Until 8 AM MDT Thursday. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, relaxing to gusts to 25 mph this evening, increasing back up to 10 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to 40 mph, highest readings above 7000 feet. * Relative Humidity...As low as 12 percent. * Impacts...Ongoing drought conditions combined with strong winds and low relative humidity mean conditions are prime for rapid fire growth. Poor humidity recovery overnight with the gusty winds will allow continuation of active fire behavior. 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. && $$