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WWUS85 KBOU 081944 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...Locally critical fire weather conditions Saturday afternoon... Very dry conditions combined with breezy winds are expected to lead to critical fire weather conditions across much of the urban corridor, Palmer Divide, Cheyenne Ridge and southern plains Saturday afternoon. Pockets of critical conditions may also occur into the eastern plains. COZ238>243-246-247-090400- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0005.220409T1700Z-220410T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0007.220409T1700Z-220410T0100Z/ 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- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE I-25 CORRIDOR AND PORTIONS OF THE 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 7 PM MDT Saturday. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 246 and 247. * Timing...11 AM MDT Saturday until 7 PM MDT Saturday. * Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. * Relative Humidity...8 to 15 percent. * Impacts...Any fire that develops will likely spread rapidly. Outdoor burning should be avoided, as well as any activity that may produce a spark and start a fast moving 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. && $$ COZ244-245-248-249-090400- /O.EXT.KBOU.FW.A.0005.220409T1700Z-220410T0100Z/ Morgan County-Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- Logan County-Washington County- 144 PM MDT Fri Apr 8 2022 ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR LOGAN, MORGAN, WASHINGTON, AND EASTERN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 244, 245, 248 and 249. * Timing...11 AM MDT Saturday until 7 PM MDT Saturday. * Winds...West 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. * Relative Humidity...11 to 17 percent. * Impacts...Any fire that develops will have the potential to spread rapidly. Outdoor burning should be avoided, as well as any activity that may produce a spark and start a fast moving wildfire. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible Red Flag Warnings. && $$ Rodriguez