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WWUS85 KBOU 291933 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 1233 PM MST Thu Feb 29 2024 COZ247-011300- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0005.240301T1900Z-240302T0100Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0003.240302T1700Z-240303T0200Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 1233 PM MST Thu Feb 29 2024 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS AND URBAN CORRIDOR... 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 MST Friday. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 247, southern Lincoln county. * Timing...10AM to 7PM Saturday. * 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. && $$ COZ239>246-249-011300- /O.CON.KBOU.FW.A.0003.240302T1700Z-240303T0200Z/ Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County- North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Washington County- 1233 PM MST Thu Feb 29 2024 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS AND URBAN CORRIDOR... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, and 249. This includes all of the lower elevations except the northeast plains and eastern Larimer/northwest Weld Counties. * Timing...10AM to 7PM Saturday. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Local gusts to 45 mph possible for the urban corridor and Palmer Divide. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Conditions will be favorable for rapid fire spread. Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ Rodriguez