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WWUS85 KBOU 092054 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 254 PM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021 COZ217-101200- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0009.210610T1800Z-210611T0600Z/ West Jackson and West Grand Counties Above 9000 Feet- 254 PM MDT Wed Jun 9 2021 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN GRAND AND JACKSON COUNTIES...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 217... The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect from noon Thursday to midnight MDT Thursday night. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 217. * Timing...Noon Thursday to midnight Thursday night. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 11 percent. * Impacts...Strong winds and low humidity may result in rapid fire spread through dry and beetle-killed trees. 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. && $$