WWUS85 KBOU 252109 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 309 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2020 COZ247-260515- /O.UPG.KBOU.FW.A.0001.200326T1800Z-200327T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0003.200326T1700Z-200327T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBOU.FW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-200326T0100Z/ Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County- 309 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 247.... ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 241...246...AND 247... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zone 247. * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * Timing...Until 7PM MDT today. Dry and windy conditions return Thursday. * Relative Humidity...As low as 9 percent. * Impacts...The gusty winds combined with low relative humidities will allow for quick spread of grassland fires. 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. && $$ COZ241-246-260515- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0003.200326T1700Z-200327T0200Z/ Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County- 309 PM MDT Wed Mar 25 2020 The National Weather Service in Denver has issued a Red Flag Warning FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM MDT Thursday. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 241...246...AND 247... * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 241 and 246. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Timing...11 AM to 8 PM Thursday. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...The gusty winds combined with low relative humidities will allow for quick spread of grassland fires. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now....or will shortly. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and warm temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior. && $$