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WWUS85 KBOU 081109 RFWBOU URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO 409 AM MST Sun Nov 8 2020 ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL PLAINS... .A post frontal airmass will bring very dry humidity to the plains this afternoon, while the current strong winds across the area are slow to decrease through the day. These will overlap to bring a period of critical fire weather conditions to the east central plains and Palmer Divide. COZ240-241-245-246-249-082230- /O.NEW.KBOU.FW.W.0041.201108T1800Z-201109T0000Z/ North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County- Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet- Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties- North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Washington County- 409 AM MST Sun Nov 8 2020 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR WIND AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR THE PALMER DIVIDE AND THE PLAINS ALONG I70 INTO WASHINGTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES... 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 this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon. * Affected Area...Fire Weather Zones 240, 241, 245, 246 and 249. * Timing...Winds will be strongest this morning, decreasing through the afternoon, while humidity won't reach criteria until 1 or 2 PM * Winds...Southwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. * Relative Humidity...As low as 13 percent. * Impacts...Ongoing drought conditions combined with strong winds and low relative humidity mean conditions may be 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. && $$